House Journal: Page 1138: Wednesday, April 7, 1999

45   assistance reimbursement for nursing facilities to the

46   70th percentile, as calculated on December 31, 1999,
47   unaudited compilation of cost and statistical data and
48   the adjustment shall take effect January 1, 2000."
49     3.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H?1449 was adopted.
Heaton of Henry offered the following amendment H?1470 filed by 
him and moved its adoption:
H-1470
 1     Amend House File 760 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 19, by inserting after line 23, the
 3   following:
 4     "13.  Of the funds appropriated in this section,
 5   the department may use up to $207,000 to implement a
 6   disease-specific pharmaceutical case management study,
 7   beginning January 1, 2000, to measure the effects of
 8   case management for medical assistance recipients
 9   identified by the department as being at high risk for
10   medication-related problems.  The funds shall be used
11   to equally reimburse physician-pharmacist teams for
12   participation in the study.  An advisory committee
13   whose membership consists of representatives of the
14   Iowa medical society, the Iowa pharmacy association,
15   and the department of human services shall establish
16   and implement the pharmaceutical case management
17   study.  The university of Iowa colleges of medicine
18   and pharmacy shall perform an evaluation of the study
19   at no cost to the state and shall submit a final
20   report of the findings of the evaluation and any
21   recommendations to the general assembly by December
22   15, 2002.  The department shall submit a progress
23   report relating to the program by December 15, 2001,
24   and a final report by December 15, 2002, to the
25   general assembly."
26     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H?1470 was adopted.
Osterhaus of Jackson offered the following amendment H?1431 
filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-1431
 1     Amend House File 760 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 20, by striking line 12 and inserting the

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