House Journal: Page 1911: Wednesday, April 26, 2000
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1 at the same level as provided by the state funds
2 initially appropriated for that purpose.
3 The department of human services shall, in any
4 compilation of data or other report distributed to the
5 public concerning payments to providers under the
6 medical assistance program, set forth reimbursements
7 to a qualifying hospital through the supplemental
8 disproportionate share and supplemental indirect
9 medical education adjustment as a separate item and
10 shall not include such payments in the amounts
11 otherwise reported as the reimbursement to a
12 qualifying hospital for services to medical assistance
13 recipients.
14 For purposes of this section, "supplemental
15 payment" means a supplemental payment amount paid for
16 medical assistance to a hospital qualifying for that
17 payment under this section.
18 Sec. 13. 2000 Iowa Acts, House File 2039, section
19 24, is amended to read as follows:
20 SEC. 24. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMING BY STATE
21 BOARD OF REGENTS. The state shall enter into a
22 contract to enhance claiming of medical assistance
23 program reimbursement payable for services provided by
24 the state university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
25 After payment of contract costs, the first $4,000,000
26 $12,000,000 received in additional reimbursement from
27 the enhanced claiming during the period beginning with
28 the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30,
29 2001, shall be credited to the general fund of the
30 state. The balance of the additional reimbursement
31 received during the period is appropriated to the
32 state board of regents for the state university of
33 Iowa hospitals and clinics for other expenses
34 associated with the enhanced claiming and for the
35 provision of services. The state board of regents
36 shall report quarterly during the period delineated in
37 this section to the department of management and the
38 legislative fiscal bureau concerning the enhanced
39 claiming and reimbursement that is received and
40 anticipated.
41 For purposes of this section, "enhanced claiming"
42 does not include any process already being utilized by
43 the state university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to
44 identify and seek reimbursement from appropriate
45 payors. Individual patient accounts shall not be
46 eligible for participation in enhanced claiming
47 activities until the state university of Iowa
48 hospitals and clinics certifies that its internal
49 processes to identify and seek reimbursement from
50 appropriate payors have been completed. Should
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