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House File 136

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 514I.5, subsection 8, paragraph e, Code
  1  2 2003, is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs:
  1  3    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (15)  Care coordination.  For the
  1  4 purposes of this subparagraph, "care coordination" means
  1  5 coordinating the provision of services to children and
  1  6 families to ensure that the children receive health care
  1  7 services by promoting the coordination of social supports and
  1  8 medical services across organizations and providers.  Care
  1  9 coordination may include but is not limited to educating
  1 10 families about the services provided under the family's health
  1 11 insurance coverage plan; assisting families in selecting
  1 12 providers; assisting families with scheduling of health care
  1 13 appointments, transportation to attend health care
  1 14 appointments, and translation during health care appointments;
  1 15 and assisting families in accessing community support
  1 16 services.
  1 17    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (16)  Dental services, including the
  1 18 coverage of partial dentures and dentures, with an annual
  1 19 coverage maximum of one thousand five hundred dollars.
  1 20    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (17)  Mental health and substance abuse
  1 21 benefits, including coverage of Axis I and Axis II diagnoses
  1 22 as specified in the diagnostic and statistical manual of
  1 23 mental disorders; coverage of the full continuum of
  1 24 evaluation, treatment, and services; provision of adequate
  1 25 provider panels; use of admission, discharge, continued stay,
  1 26 and placement criteria specific to children and adolescents;
  1 27 and the use of Iowa juvenile placement criteria for substance
  1 28 abuse services.
  1 29    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (18)  Medically necessary nutrition
  1 30 services provided by a licensed dietician based upon a
  1 31 physician referral.
  1 32    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (19)  Occupational therapy services
  1 33 provided by a licensed occupational therapist.
  1 34    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (20)  Case management for children with
  1 35 special health care needs.  For the purposes of this
  2  1 subparagraph, "case management" means services intended to
  2  2 coordinate various clinical services to ensure the best
  2  3 clinical outcomes, and "children with special health care
  2  4 needs" means children who have or are at increased risk for a
  2  5 chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional
  2  6 condition and who also require health and related services of
  2  7 a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.  
  2  8                           EXPLANATION
  2  9    This bill adds benefits to the health program benefit
  2 10 package of the healthy and well kids in Iowa program including
  2 11 care coordination, dental services, mental health and
  2 12 substance abuse benefits, institution services, occupational
  2 13 therapy services, and case management for children with
  2 14 special health care needs.  
  2 15 LSB 2115HH 80
  2 16 pf/pj/5
     

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