Text: HF00170 Text: HF00172 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 231.61 SENIOR PHARMACEUTICAL 1 2 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 1 3 1. For the purposes of this section, unless the context 1 4 otherwise requires: 1 5 a. "Eligible person" means a person, sixty-five years of 1 6 age or older, with an annual net income of not more than two 1 7 hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level, as defined 1 8 by the most recent poverty income guidelines published by the 1 9 United States department of health and human services; or a 1 10 person, sixty-five years of age or older, who with the 1 11 person's spouse has an annual net income of not more than two 1 12 hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level, as defined 1 13 by the most recent poverty income guidelines published by the 1 14 United States department of health and human services. 1 15 "Eligible person" does not include a person who is eligible 1 16 for financial assistance for the purchase of prescription 1 17 drugs under another local, state, or federal program to the 1 18 extent that the other program provides financial assistance 1 19 for the purchase of prescription drugs. 1 20 b. "Prescription drug" means a prescription drug as 1 21 defined in section 155A.3. 1 22 c. "Program" means the senior pharmaceutical assistance 1 23 program established in this section. 1 24 2. A senior pharmaceutical assistance program is 1 25 established within the department to provide for subsidization 1 26 of the prescription drug costs of eligible persons. The 1 27 program shall be administered through the area agencies on 1 28 aging. 1 29 3. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this 1 30 section. The rules shall provide for all of the following: 1 31 a. A means to determine the eligibility of a person, 1 32 including proof of the person's actual and anticipated annual 1 33 net income, evidence of complete or partial payment for the 1 34 costs of prescription drugs from a provider other than the 1 35 program, and other provisions consistent with this section. 2 1 b. The program application form. An initial application 2 2 shall be accompanied by proof of the date of birth of the 2 3 person. 2 4 c. Issuance by the department of a participation card, 2 5 upon approval of an application. The card shall act as a form 2 6 of identification for a person to use in proving eligibility. 2 7 d. Prescription copayment and deductible amount. 2 8 e. Pharmacist case management. 2 9 4. In establishing copayment and deductible amounts, the 2 10 goal of the commission shall be to provide a benefit to the 2 11 greatest number of eligible persons. The department may 2 12 negotiate group discounts or utilize other methods to reduce 2 13 the cost of prescription drugs provided under the program. 2 14 5. The department shall establish a pharmaceutical 2 15 assistance education program to provide information regarding 2 16 options for pharmaceutical assistance. The pharmaceutical 2 17 assistance education program shall be provided through the 2 18 area agencies on aging. 2 19 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 2 20 general fund of the state to the department of elder affairs 2 21 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 2 22 30, 2002, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 2 23 necessary, for the purpose designated: 2 24 For the senior pharmaceutical assistance program and the 2 25 pharmaceutical assistance education program established 2 26 pursuant to section 231.61: 2 27 .................................................. $ 5,000,000 2 28 EXPLANATION 2 29 This bill establishes a senior pharmaceutical assistance 2 30 program in the department of elder affairs to provide for 2 31 subsidization of prescription drug costs of eligible persons 2 32 65 years of age and older with limited incomes, as established 2 33 in the bill. The department of elder affairs is required to 2 34 adopt rules regarding copayments and deductibles, and a form 2 35 of participation card identification for eligible persons. 3 1 The bill also establishes a pharmaceutical assistance 3 2 education program to provide information regarding options for 3 3 pharmaceutical assistance. The program is to be provided 3 4 through the area agencies on aging. 3 5 The bill also provides for an appropriation to the 3 6 department of elder affairs to finance the program. 3 7 LSB 1437HH 79 3 8 pf/cf/24.1
Text: HF00170 Text: HF00172 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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