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1 1 Section 1. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The Iowa
1 2 department of public health in cooperation with the department
1 3 of human services shall develop a proposal for the
1 4 establishment of a prescription drug assistance program. The
1 5 purpose of the program shall be to serve low-income persons
1 6 sixty-five years of age or older and low-income persons with
1 7 disabilities who are not eligible for medical assistance and
1 8 who require prescription drugs to treat a condition which, if
1 9 left untreated, could result in the person's admission to a
1 10 health care facility or could result in the person qualifying
1 11 for medical assistance. In developing the proposal, the Iowa
1 12 department of public health shall do all of the following:
1 13 1. Identify health conditions that require prescription
1 14 drug treatment and which if not treated may lead to admission
1 15 to a health care facility or result in qualifying for medical
1 16 assistance.
1 17 2. Identify the group of low-income persons sixty-five
1 18 years of age or older and low-income persons with disabilities
1 19 who are in most need of assistance.
1 20 3. Estimate the number of persons potentially eligible for
1 21 assistance under the program.
1 22 4. Identify appropriate limitations on levels of
1 23 assistance.
1 24 5. Estimate the cost of providing assistance and the cost
1 25 of administering the program.
1 26 6. Review existing programs in the state, including but
1 27 not limited to the program developed by the Iowa department of
1 28 public health with funds received under the federal
1 29 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, H.R. 4577, review
1 30 similar programs in other states, and review federal programs
1 31 to provide coordination between and to avoid duplication of
1 32 prescription drug assistance programs available in this state.
1 33 7. Develop a simple and cost-effective system for
1 34 administering the program.
1 35 8. Develop a timetable for program implementation.
2 1 9. Explore ways to develop a public-private partnership to
2 2 provide funding for the program.
2 3 10. Conduct any other activities that will assist in the
2 4 development of a proposal.
2 5 The Iowa department of public health shall submit a
2 6 proposal to the general assembly and the governor no later
2 7 than September 1, 2001. The proposal shall include several
2 8 options for consideration.
2 9 The Iowa department of public health shall not implement
2 10 any option developed as part of the study conducted under this
2 11 Act unless, following review of the options submitted, an
2 12 option is selected and approved by a constitutional majority
2 13 of each house of the general's assembly and approved by the
2 14 governor.
2 15 EXPLANATION
2 16 This bill directs the Iowa department of public health
2 17 (DPH) in cooperation with the department of human services to
2 18 develop a proposal for a prescription drug assistance program.
2 19 The program would provide assistance to low-income persons who
2 20 are 65 years of age or older and to low-income persons with
2 21 disabilities with certain conditions. The bill directs the
2 22 DPH to consider certain items in developing the proposal and
2 23 requires the DPH to submit a proposal by September 1, 2001 to
2 24 the general assembly and the governor. The bill provides that
2 25 the department is not to implement any option developed as
2 26 part of the study conducted, unless following review of the
2 27 options submitted, an option is selected and approved by a
2 28 constitutional majority of each house go the general assembly
2 29 and approved by the governor.
2 30 LSB 1854SV 79
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