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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 249A.3, Code Supplement 2001, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. In determining the eligibility of an 1 4 individual for medical assistance, the department shall also 1 5 determine and document the individual's eligibility for 1 6 benefits from the United States veterans administration. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 331.439, subsection 1, paragraph c, 1 8 subparagraph (2), subparagraph subdivision (a), Code 2001, is 1 9 amended to read as follows: 1 10 (a) The enrollment and eligibility process, which shall 1 11 include but is not limited to determination and documentation 1 12 of each person's eligibility for benefits from the United 1 13 States veterans administration. 1 14 Sec. 3. Section 356.5, Code 2001, is amended by adding the 1 15 following new subsection: 1 16 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. Ensure that each prisoner's 1 17 eligibility for benefits from the United States veterans 1 18 administration is determined and is documented in the 1 19 prisoner's record. 1 20 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 904.517 ELIGIBILITY FOR VETERANS 1 21 BENEFITS. 1 22 Eligibility for benefits from the United States veterans 1 23 administration shall be determined for each person committed 1 24 to the custody of the director, and the eligibility status 1 25 shall be documented in the person's record under section 1 26 904.601. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill requires that eligibility determinations for 1 29 benefits available from the United States veterans 1 30 administration be made under the following circumstances: 1 31 under Code chapter 249A for medical assistance eligibility 1 32 determinations, for the eligibility process under county 1 33 mental health services management plans approved pursuant to 1 34 Code section 331.439, under Code chapter 356 for prisoners of 1 35 jails and municipal holding facilities, and under Code chapter 2 1 904 for inmates committed to the custody of the director of 2 2 the department of corrections in a correctional facility. In 2 3 many of the provisions, the entity performing the eligibility 2 4 determination must also document the determination. 2 5 LSB 5787HH 79 2 6 jp/pj/5
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