House Journal: Page 1592: Tuesday, April 18, 2000
30 of human services by 1 percent over the rates in
31 effect on June 30, 2000:
32 ..........................................…………………………....... $ 550,000
33 Of the funds appropriated to the department of
34 human services under this subsection, $182,381 shall
35 be used to meet the maintenance of effort requirements
36 under the state supplementary assistance program.
37 The department of human services shall conduct a
38 review of the reimbursement rates for providers of
39 dental services and shall submit a report of its
40 findings to the governor and the general assembly on
41 or before December 1, 2000.
42 The department of human services may adopt
43 emergency rules to implement this subsection.
44 2. To the department of human services to
45 supplement the children's health insurance program
46 appropriation:
47 ...........................................…………………………..... $ 200,000
48 The department shall not utilize an earned income
49 deduction in computing income eligibility under the
50 children's health insurance program.
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1 3. To the department of human services for
2 performance of the evaluation required under this
3 subsection:
4 ..………………………….............................................. $ 35,000
5 The department of human services shall seek a
6 waiver from the health care financing administration
7 of the United States department of health and human
8 services to implement a pilot project in fiscal year
9 2000-2001 to study the effects of providing continuous
10 eligibility for children under the medical assistance
11 program. If the waiver is approved, the pilot project
12 shall be implemented in one rural and one urban
13 county, and the department shall enter into a contract
14 with an entity outside of the department to perform an
15 evaluation of the pilot project. The evaluating
16 entity shall coordinate its efforts with efforts of
17 the United States department of health and human
18 services relating to evaluation of continuous
19 eligibility. The evaluating entity shall submit a
20 report to the general assembly on or before December
21 15, 2000, regarding the findings of the pilot project
22 including, but not limited to, any increased costs
23 which may be incurred through continuous eligibility.
24 The report shall also include recommendations for
25 discontinuation or expansion of the pilot project.
26 4. To the Iowa department of public health:
27 a. For additional substance abuse treatment under
28 the substance abuse treatment program:
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