House File 766 S-3201 Amend House File 766, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the House, as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 3 inserting: 4 < DIVISION I 5 DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— FY 2019-2020 6 Section 1. DEPARTMENT ON AGING. There is appropriated from 7 the general fund of the state to the department on aging for 8 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 9 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 10 to be used for the purposes designated: 11 For aging programs for the department on aging and area 12 agencies on aging to provide citizens of Iowa who are 60 years 13 of age and older with case management for frail elders, Iowa’s 14 aging and disabilities resource center, and other services 15 which may include but are not limited to adult day services, 16 respite care, chore services, information and assistance, 17 and material aid, for information and options counseling for 18 persons with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, 19 and for salaries, support, administration, maintenance, and 20 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 21 full-time equivalent positions: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,191,441 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 27.00 24 1. Funds appropriated in this section may be used to 25 supplement federal funds under federal regulations. To 26 receive funds appropriated in this section, a local area 27 agency on aging shall match the funds with moneys from other 28 sources according to rules adopted by the department. Funds 29 appropriated in this section may be used for elderly services 30 not specifically enumerated in this section only if approved 31 by an area agency on aging for provision of the service within 32 the area. 33 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $279,000 is 34 transferred to the economic development authority for the Iowa 35 -1- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 1/ 88 #1.
commission on volunteer services to be used for the retired and 1 senior volunteer program. 2 3. a. The department on aging shall establish and enforce 3 procedures relating to expenditure of state and federal funds 4 by area agencies on aging that require compliance with both 5 state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including but 6 not limited to all of the following: 7 (1) Requiring that expenditures are incurred only for goods 8 or services received or performed prior to the end of the 9 fiscal period designated for use of the funds. 10 (2) Prohibiting prepayment for goods or services not 11 received or performed prior to the end of the fiscal period 12 designated for use of the funds. 13 (3) Prohibiting prepayment for goods or services not 14 defined specifically by good or service, time period, or 15 recipient. 16 (4) Prohibiting the establishment of accounts from which 17 future goods or services which are not defined specifically by 18 good or service, time period, or recipient, may be purchased. 19 b. The procedures shall provide that if any funds are 20 expended in a manner that is not in compliance with the 21 procedures and applicable federal and state laws, rules, and 22 regulations, and are subsequently subject to repayment, the 23 area agency on aging expending such funds in contravention of 24 such procedures, laws, rules and regulations, not the state, 25 shall be liable for such repayment. 26 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least 27 $600,000 shall be used to fund home and community-based 28 services through the area agencies on aging that enable older 29 individuals to avoid more costly utilization of residential or 30 institutional services and remain in their own homes. 31 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $812,000 shall 32 be used for the purposes of chapter 231E and to administer 33 the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation 34 program pursuant to section 231.56A , in accordance with the 35 -2- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 2/ 88
requirements of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 1 U.S.C. §3001 et seq., as amended. 2 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,000,000 3 shall be used to fund continuation of the aging and disability 4 resource center lifelong links to provide individuals and 5 caregivers with information and services to plan for and 6 maintain independence. 7 7. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $250,000 8 shall be used by the department on aging, in collaboration with 9 the department of human services and affected stakeholders, to 10 expand the pilot initiative to provide long-term care options 11 counseling utilizing support planning protocols, to assist 12 non-Medicaid eligible consumers who indicate a preference 13 to return to the community and are deemed appropriate for 14 discharge, to return to their community following a nursing 15 facility stay. The department on aging shall submit a report 16 regarding the outcomes of the pilot initiative to the governor 17 and the general assembly by December 15, 2019. 18 DIVISION II 19 OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN —— FY 2019-2020 20 Sec. 2. OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. There is 21 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the office 22 of long-term care ombudsman for the fiscal year beginning July 23 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following amount, or 24 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 25 designated: 26 For salaries, support, administration, maintenance, and 27 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 28 full-time equivalent positions: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,149,821 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 16.00 31 DIVISION III 32 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH —— FY 2019-2020 33 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. There is appropriated 34 from the general fund of the state to the department of public 35 -3- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 3/ 88
health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 1 June 30, 2020, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 2 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 3 1. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS 4 For reducing the prevalence of the use of tobacco, alcohol, 5 and other drugs, and treating individuals affected by addictive 6 behaviors, including gambling, and for not more than the 7 following full-time equivalent positions: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,110,000 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 12.00 10 a. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 11 $4,021,000 shall be used for the tobacco use prevention 12 and control initiative, including efforts at the state and 13 local levels, as provided in chapter 142A . The commission 14 on tobacco use prevention and control established pursuant 15 to section 142A.3 shall advise the director of public health 16 in prioritizing funding needs and the allocation of moneys 17 appropriated for the programs and initiatives. Activities 18 of the programs and initiatives shall be in alignment with 19 the United States centers for disease control and prevention 20 best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs that 21 include the goals of preventing youth initiation of tobacco 22 usage, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, and promotion 23 of tobacco cessation. To maximize resources, the department 24 shall determine if third-party sources are available to 25 instead provide nicotine replacement products to an applicant 26 prior to provision of such products to an applicant under 27 the initiative. The department shall track and report to 28 the individuals specified in this Act, any reduction in 29 the provision of nicotine replacement products realized by 30 the initiative through implementation of the prerequisite 31 screening. 32 (2) (a) The department shall collaborate with the 33 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce for 34 enforcement of tobacco laws, regulations, and ordinances and to 35 -4- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 4/ 88
engage in tobacco control activities approved by the division 1 of tobacco use prevention and control of the department of 2 public health as specified in the memorandum of understanding 3 entered into between the divisions. 4 (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 5 June 30, 2020, the terms of the memorandum of understanding, 6 entered into between the division of tobacco use prevention 7 and control of the department of public health and the 8 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce, 9 governing compliance checks conducted to ensure licensed retail 10 tobacco outlet conformity with tobacco laws, regulations, and 11 ordinances relating to persons under 18 years of age, shall 12 continue to restrict the number of such checks to one check per 13 retail outlet, and one additional check for any retail outlet 14 found to be in violation during the first check. 15 b. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 16 $21,089,000 shall be used for problem gambling and 17 substance-related disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery 18 services, including a 24-hour helpline, public information 19 resources, professional training, youth prevention, and program 20 evaluation. 21 (2) Of the amount allocated under this paragraph, $306,000 22 shall be utilized by the department of public health, in 23 collaboration with the department of human services, to support 24 establishment and maintenance of a single statewide 24-hour 25 crisis hotline for the Iowa children’s behavioral health system 26 that incorporates warmline services which may be provided 27 through expansion of existing capabilities maintained by the 28 department of public health as required pursuant to 2018 Iowa 29 Acts, chapter 1056, section 16. 30 c. The requirement of section 123.17, subsection 5 , is met 31 by the appropriations and allocations made in this division of 32 this Act for purposes of substance-related disorder treatment 33 and addictive disorders for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 34 2019. 35 -5- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 5/ 88
2. HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 1 For promoting the optimum health status for children and 2 adolescents from birth through 21 years of age, and families, 3 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 4 positions: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,817,057 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 14.00 7 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not more 8 than $734,000 shall be used for the healthy opportunities for 9 parents to experience success (HOPES)-healthy families Iowa 10 (HFI) program established pursuant to section 135.106. The 11 funding shall be distributed to renew the grants that were 12 provided to the grantees that operated the program during the 13 fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. 14 b. In order to implement the legislative intent stated 15 in sections 135.106 and 256I.9 , priority for home visitation 16 program funding shall be given to programs using evidence-based 17 or promising models for home visitation. 18 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $3,075,000 19 shall be used for continuation of the department’s initiative 20 to provide for adequate developmental surveillance and 21 screening during a child’s first five years. The funds shall 22 be used first to fully fund the current sites to ensure that 23 the sites are fully operational, with the remaining funds 24 to be used for expansion to additional sites. The full 25 implementation and expansion shall include enhancing the scope 26 of the initiative through collaboration with the child health 27 specialty clinics to promote healthy child development through 28 early identification and response to both biomedical and social 29 determinants of healthy development; by monitoring child 30 health metrics to inform practice, document long-term health 31 impacts and savings, and provide for continuous improvement 32 through training, education, and evaluation; and by providing 33 for practitioner consultation particularly for children with 34 behavioral conditions and needs. The department of public 35 -6- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 6/ 88
health shall also collaborate with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise 1 and the child health specialty clinics to integrate the 2 activities of the first five initiative into the establishment 3 of patient-centered medical homes, community utilities, 4 accountable care organizations, and other integrated care 5 models developed to improve health quality and population 6 health while reducing health care costs. To the maximum extent 7 possible, funding allocated in this paragraph shall be utilized 8 as matching funds for medical assistance program reimbursement. 9 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $64,000 10 shall be distributed to a statewide dental carrier to provide 11 funds to continue the donated dental services program patterned 12 after the projects developed by the lifeline network to provide 13 dental services to indigent individuals who are elderly or with 14 disabilities. 15 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $156,000 16 shall be used to provide audiological services and hearing aids 17 for children. 18 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $23,000 is 19 transferred to the university of Iowa college of dentistry for 20 provision of primary dental services to children. State funds 21 shall be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The university 22 of Iowa college of dentistry shall coordinate efforts with the 23 department of public health, oral and health delivery system 24 bureau, to provide dental care to underserved populations 25 throughout the state. 26 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $50,000 27 shall be used to address youth suicide prevention. 28 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $40,000 29 shall be used to support the Iowa effort to address the survey 30 of children who experience adverse childhood experiences known 31 as ACEs. 32 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, up to 33 $494,000 shall be used for childhood obesity prevention. 34 3. CHRONIC CONDITIONS 35 -7- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 7/ 88
For serving individuals identified as having chronic 1 conditions or special health care needs, and for not more than 2 the following full-time equivalent positions: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,223,519 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 9.00 5 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $153,000 6 shall be used for grants to individual patients who have an 7 inherited metabolic disorder to assist with the costs of 8 medically necessary foods and formula. 9 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $1,055,000 10 shall be used for the brain injury services program pursuant 11 to section 135.22B, including $861,000 for contracting with an 12 existing nationally affiliated and statewide organization whose 13 purpose is to educate, serve, and support Iowans with brain 14 injury and their families, for resource facilitator services 15 in accordance with section 135.22B, subsection 9, and for 16 contracting to enhance brain injury training and recruitment 17 of service providers on a statewide basis. Of the amount 18 allocated in this paragraph, $95,000 shall be used to fund 19 one full-time equivalent position to serve as the state brain 20 injury services program manager. 21 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $144,000 22 shall be used for the public purpose of continuing to contract 23 with an existing nationally affiliated organization to provide 24 education, client-centered programs, and client and family 25 support for people living with epilepsy and their families. 26 The amount allocated in this paragraph in excess of $100,000 27 shall be matched dollar-for-dollar by the organization 28 specified. Funds allocated under this paragraph shall be 29 distributed in their entirety for the purpose specified on July 30 1, 2019. 31 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $809,000 32 shall be used for child health specialty clinics. 33 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $384,000 34 shall be used by the regional autism assistance program 35 -8- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 8/ 88
established pursuant to section 256.35 , and administered by 1 the child health specialty clinic located at the university of 2 Iowa hospitals and clinics. The funds shall be used to enhance 3 interagency collaboration and coordination of educational, 4 medical, and other human services for persons with autism, 5 their families, and providers of services, including delivering 6 regionalized services of care coordination, family navigation, 7 and integration of services through the statewide system of 8 regional child health specialty clinics and fulfilling other 9 requirements as specified in chapter 225D . The university of 10 Iowa shall not receive funds allocated under this paragraph for 11 indirect costs associated with the regional autism assistance 12 program. 13 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $577,000 14 shall be used for the comprehensive cancer control program to 15 reduce the burden of cancer in Iowa through prevention, early 16 detection, effective treatment, and ensuring quality of life. 17 Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “f”, $150,000 shall 18 be used to support a melanoma research symposium, a melanoma 19 biorepository and registry, basic and translational melanoma 20 research, and clinical trials. 21 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $97,000 22 shall be used for cervical and colon cancer screening, and 23 $177,000 shall be used to enhance the capacity of the cervical 24 cancer screening program to include provision of recommended 25 prevention and early detection measures to a broader range of 26 low-income women. 27 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $506,000 28 shall be used for the center for congenital and inherited 29 disorders. 30 4. COMMUNITY CAPACITY 31 For strengthening the health care delivery system at the 32 local level, and for not more than the following full-time 33 equivalent positions: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,094,677 35 -9- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 9/ 88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 13.00 1 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $95,000 2 is allocated for continuation of the child vision screening 3 program implemented through the university of Iowa hospitals 4 and clinics in collaboration with early childhood Iowa areas. 5 The program shall submit a report to the department regarding 6 the use of funds allocated under this paragraph “a”. The 7 report shall include the objectives and results for the 8 program year including the target population and how the funds 9 allocated assisted the program in meeting the objectives; the 10 number, age, and location within the state of individuals 11 served; the type of services provided to the individuals 12 served; the distribution of funds based on service provided; 13 and the continuing needs of the program. 14 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 15 $48,000 shall be used for a grant to a statewide association 16 of psychologists that is affiliated with the American 17 psychological association to be used for continuation of a 18 program to rotate intern psychologists in placements in urban 19 and rural mental health professional shortage areas. For the 20 purposes of this paragraph “b”, “mental health professional 21 shortage area” means a geographic area in this state that has 22 been designated by the United States department of health and 23 human services, health resources and services administration, 24 bureau of health professionals, as having a shortage of mental 25 health professionals. 26 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, the 27 following amounts are allocated to be used as follows 28 to support the goals of increased access, health system 29 integration, and engagement: 30 (1) Not less than $600,000 is allocated to the Iowa 31 prescription drug corporation for continuation of the 32 pharmaceutical infrastructure for safety net providers as 33 described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 108, and for 34 the prescription drug donation repository program created in 35 -10- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 10/ 88
chapter 135M. Funds allocated under this subparagraph shall 1 be distributed in their entirety for the purpose specified on 2 July 1, 2019. 3 (2) Not less than $334,000 is allocated to free clinics and 4 free clinics of Iowa for necessary infrastructure, statewide 5 coordination, provider recruitment, service delivery, and 6 provision of assistance to patients in securing a medical home 7 inclusive of oral health care. Funds allocated under this 8 subparagraph shall be distributed in their entirety for the 9 purpose specified on July 1, 2019. 10 (3) Not less than $25,000 is allocated to the Iowa 11 association of rural health clinics for necessary 12 infrastructure and service delivery transformation. Funds 13 allocated under this subparagraph shall be distributed in their 14 entirety for the purpose specified on July 1, 2019. 15 (4) Not less than $225,000 is allocated to the Polk county 16 medical society for continuation of the safety net provider 17 patient access to specialty health care initiative as described 18 in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 109. Funds allocated 19 under this subparagraph shall be distributed in their entirety 20 for the purpose specified on July 1, 2019. 21 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $191,000 22 is allocated for the purposes of health care and public health 23 workforce initiatives. 24 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $96,000 25 shall be used for a matching dental education loan repayment 26 program to be allocated to a dental nonprofit health service 27 corporation to continue to develop the criteria and implement 28 the loan repayment program. 29 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $150,000 30 shall be used for the purposes of the Iowa donor registry as 31 specified in section 142C.18 . 32 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $96,000 33 shall be used for continuation of a grant to a nationally 34 affiliated volunteer eye organization that has an established 35 -11- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 11/ 88
program for children and adults and that is solely dedicated to 1 preserving sight and preventing blindness through education, 2 nationally certified vision screening and training, and 3 community and patient service programs. The contractor shall 4 submit a report to the individuals identified in this Act for 5 submission of reports regarding the use of funds allocated 6 under this paragraph “g”. The report shall include the 7 objectives and results for the program year including the 8 target population and how the funds allocated assisted the 9 program in meeting the objectives; the number, age, grade level 10 if appropriate, and location within the state of individuals 11 served; the type of services provided to the individuals 12 served; the distribution of funds based on services provided; 13 and the continuing needs of the program. 14 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $2,000,000 15 shall be deposited in the medical residency training account 16 created in section 135.175, subsection 5, paragraph “a”, and 17 is appropriated from the account to the department of public 18 health to be used for the purposes of the medical residency 19 training state matching grants program as specified in section 20 135.176. 21 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $250,000 22 shall be used for the public purpose of providing funding to 23 Des Moines university to continue a provider education project 24 to provide primary care physicians with the training and skills 25 necessary to recognize the signs of mental illness in patients. 26 5. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES 27 To provide public health services that reduce risks and 28 invest in promoting and protecting good health over the 29 course of a lifetime with a priority given to older Iowans and 30 vulnerable populations: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,662,464 32 6. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 33 For reducing the incidence and prevalence of communicable 34 diseases, and for not more than the following full-time 35 -12- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 12/ 88
equivalent positions: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,796,426 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 3 7. PUBLIC PROTECTION 4 For protecting the health and safety of the public through 5 establishing standards and enforcing regulations, and for not 6 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,093,383 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 142.00 9 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not more 10 than $304,000 shall be credited to the emergency medical 11 services fund created in section 135.25 . Moneys in the 12 emergency medical services fund are appropriated to the 13 department to be used for the purposes of the fund. 14 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, up 15 to $243,000 shall be used for sexual violence prevention 16 programming through a statewide organization representing 17 programs serving victims of sexual violence through the 18 department’s sexual violence prevention program, and for 19 continuation of a training program for sexual assault 20 response team (SART) members, including representatives of 21 law enforcement, victim advocates, prosecutors, and certified 22 medical personnel. The amount allocated in this paragraph “b” 23 shall not be used to supplant funding administered for other 24 sexual violence prevention or victims assistance programs. 25 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, up to 26 $500,000 shall be used for the state poison control center. 27 Pursuant to the directive under 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 28 1140, section 102 , the federal matching funds available to 29 the state poison control center from the department of human 30 services under the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program 31 Reauthorization Act allotment shall be subject to the federal 32 administrative cap rule of 10 percent applicable to funding 33 provided under Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act and 34 included within the department’s calculations of the cap. 35 -13- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 13/ 88
d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, up to 1 $504,000 shall be used for childhood lead poisoning provisions. 2 8. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3 For establishing and sustaining the overall ability of the 4 department to deliver services to the public, and for not more 5 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 971,215 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 8 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 9 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics under the 10 control of the state board of regents shall not receive 11 indirect costs from the funds appropriated in this section. 12 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics billings to the 13 department shall be on at least a quarterly basis. 14 DIVISION IV 15 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS —— FY 2019-2020 16 Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. There is 17 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 18 department of veterans affairs for the fiscal year beginning 19 July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following amounts, 20 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 21 designated: 22 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 25 equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,225,500 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00 28 2. IOWA VETERANS HOME 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,162,976 32 a. The Iowa veterans home billings involving the department 33 of human services shall be submitted to the department on at 34 least a monthly basis. 35 -14- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 14/ 88
b. Within available resources and in conformance with 1 associated state and federal program eligibility requirements, 2 the Iowa veterans home may implement measures to provide 3 financial assistance to or on behalf of veterans or their 4 spouses who are participating in the community reentry program. 5 c. The Iowa veterans home expenditure report shall be 6 submitted monthly to the legislative services agency. 7 d. The Iowa veterans home shall continue to include in the 8 annual discharge report applicant information to provide for 9 the collection of demographic information including but not 10 limited to the number of individuals applying for admission and 11 admitted or denied admittance and the basis for the admission 12 or denial; the age, gender, and race of such individuals; 13 and the level of care for which such individuals applied for 14 admission including residential or nursing level of care. 15 3. HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 16 For transfer to the Iowa finance authority for the 17 continuation of the home ownership assistance program for 18 persons who are or were eligible members of the armed forces of 19 the United States, pursuant to section 16.54 : 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000 21 Sec. 5. LIMITATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN AFFAIRS 22 FUND STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. Notwithstanding the standing 23 appropriation in section 35A.16 for the fiscal year beginning 24 July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amount appropriated 25 from the general fund of the state pursuant to that section 26 for the following designated purposes shall not exceed the 27 following amount: 28 For the county commissions of veteran affairs fund under 29 section 35A.16 : 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 990,000 31 DIVISION V 32 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FY 2019-2020 33 Sec. 6. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK 34 GRANT. There is appropriated from the fund created in section 35 -15- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 15/ 88
8.41 to the department of human services for the fiscal year 1 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, from moneys 2 received under the federal temporary assistance for needy 3 families (TANF) block grant pursuant to the federal Personal 4 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 5 Pub. L. No. 104-193, and successor legislation, the following 6 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 7 purposes designated: 8 1. To be credited to the family investment program account 9 and used for assistance under the family investment program 10 under chapter 239B : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,524,006 12 2. To be credited to the family investment program account 13 and used for the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) 14 program and implementing family investment agreements in 15 accordance with chapter 239B : 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,412,060 17 3. To be used for the family development and 18 self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section 19 216A.107 : 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,898,980 21 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this 22 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 23 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 24 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of 25 the succeeding fiscal year. However, unless such moneys are 26 encumbered or obligated on or before September 30, 2020, the 27 moneys shall revert. 28 4. For field operations: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,296,232 30 5. For general administration: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,744,000 32 6. For state child care assistance: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,166,826 34 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 35 -16- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 16/ 88
$26,205,412 is transferred to the child care and development 1 block grant appropriation made by the Eighty-eighth General 2 Assembly, 2019 session, for the federal fiscal year beginning 3 October 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2020. Of this 4 amount, $200,000 shall be used for provision of educational 5 opportunities to registered child care home providers in order 6 to improve services and programs offered by this category 7 of providers and to increase the number of providers. The 8 department may contract with institutions of higher education 9 or child care resource and referral centers to provide 10 the educational opportunities. Allowable administrative 11 costs under the contracts shall not exceed 5 percent. The 12 application for a grant shall not exceed two pages in length. 13 b. Any funds appropriated in this subsection remaining 14 unallocated shall be used for state child care assistance 15 payments for families who are employed including but not 16 limited to individuals enrolled in the family investment 17 program. 18 7. For child and family services: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,380,654 20 8. For child abuse prevention grants: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 22 9. For pregnancy prevention grants on the condition that 23 family planning services are funded: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,913,203 25 Pregnancy prevention grants shall be awarded to programs 26 in existence on or before July 1, 2019, if the programs have 27 demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall be awarded to 28 pregnancy prevention programs which are developed after July 29 1, 2019, if the programs are based on existing models that 30 have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall comply with 31 the requirements provided in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 208, 32 section 14, subsections 1 and 2 , including the requirement that 33 grant programs must emphasize sexual abstinence. Priority in 34 the awarding of grants shall be given to programs that serve 35 -17- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 17/ 88
areas of the state which demonstrate the highest percentage of 1 unplanned pregnancies of females of childbearing age within the 2 geographic area to be served by the grant. 3 10. For technology needs and other resources necessary 4 to meet federal welfare reform reporting, tracking, and case 5 management requirements: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,037,186 7 11. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, 8 including but not limited to requirements in section 8.41 or 9 provisions in 2018 Iowa Acts or 2019 Iowa Acts regarding the 10 receipt and appropriation of federal block grants, federal 11 funds from the temporary assistance for needy families block 12 grant received by the state and not otherwise appropriated 13 in this section and remaining available for the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2019, are appropriated to the department of 15 human services to the extent as may be necessary to be used in 16 the following priority order: the family investment program, 17 for state child care assistance program payments for families 18 who are employed, and for the family investment program share 19 of system costs for eligibility determination and related 20 functions. The federal funds appropriated in this paragraph 21 “a” shall be expended only after all other funds appropriated 22 in subsection 1 for assistance under the family investment 23 program, in subsection 6 for state child care assistance, or 24 in subsection 10 for technology costs related to the family 25 investment program, as applicable, have been expended. For 26 the purposes of this subsection, the funds appropriated in 27 subsection 6, paragraph “a”, for transfer to the child care 28 and development block grant appropriation are considered fully 29 expended when the full amount has been transferred. 30 b. The department shall, on a quarterly basis, advise the 31 legislative services agency and department of management of 32 the amount of funds appropriated in this subsection that was 33 expended in the prior quarter. 34 12. Of the amounts appropriated in this section, 35 -18- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 18/ 88
$12,962,008 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, is 1 transferred to the appropriation of the federal social services 2 block grant made to the department of human services for that 3 fiscal year. 4 13. For continuation of the program providing categorical 5 eligibility for the food assistance program as specified 6 for the program in the section of this division of this Act 7 relating to the family investment program account: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,236 9 14. The department may transfer funds allocated in this 10 section to the appropriations made in this division of this Act 11 for the same fiscal year for general administration and field 12 operations for resources necessary to implement and operate the 13 services referred to in this section and those funded in the 14 appropriation made in this division of this Act for the same 15 fiscal year for the family investment program from the general 16 fund of the state. 17 15. With the exception of moneys allocated under this 18 section for the family development and self-sufficiency grant 19 program, to the extent moneys allocated in this section are 20 deemed by the department not to be necessary to support the 21 purposes for which they are allocated, such moneys may be 22 used in the same fiscal year for any other purpose for which 23 funds are allocated in this section or in section 8 of this 24 division for the family investment program account. If there 25 are conflicting needs, priority shall first be given to the 26 family investment program account as specified under subsection 27 1 of this section and used for the purposes of assistance under 28 the family investment program in accordance with chapter 239B , 29 followed by state child care assistance program payments for 30 families who are employed, followed by other priorities as 31 specified by the department. 32 Sec. 7. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT. 33 1. Moneys credited to the family investment program (FIP) 34 account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and 35 -19- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 19/ 88
ending June 30, 2020, shall be used to provide assistance in 1 accordance with chapter 239B . 2 2. The department may use a portion of the moneys credited 3 to the FIP account under this section as necessary for 4 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes. 5 3. The department may transfer funds allocated in 6 subsection 4, excluding the allocation under subsection 4, 7 paragraph “b”, to the appropriations made in this division of 8 this Act for the same fiscal year for general administration 9 and field operations for resources necessary to implement 10 and operate the services referred to in this section and 11 those funded in the appropriations made in section 7 for the 12 temporary assistance for needy families block grant and in 13 section 9 for the family investment program from the general 14 fund of the state in this division of this Act for the same 15 fiscal year. 16 4. Moneys appropriated in this division of this Act and 17 credited to the FIP account for the fiscal year beginning July 18 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, are allocated as follows: 19 a. To be retained by the department of human services to 20 be used for coordinating with the department of human rights 21 to more effectively serve participants in FIP and other shared 22 clients and to meet federal reporting requirements under the 23 federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000 25 b. To the department of human rights for staffing, 26 administration, and implementation of the family development 27 and self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section 28 216A.107 : 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,192,834 30 (1) Of the funds allocated for the family development 31 and self-sufficiency grant program in this paragraph “b”, 32 not more than 5 percent of the funds shall be used for the 33 administration of the grant program. 34 (2) The department of human rights may continue to implement 35 -20- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 20/ 88
the family development and self-sufficiency grant program 1 statewide during fiscal year 2019-2020. 2 (3) The department of human rights may engage in activities 3 to strengthen and improve family outcomes measures and 4 data collection systems under the family development and 5 self-sufficiency grant program. 6 c. For the diversion subaccount of the FIP account: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 815,000 8 A portion of the moneys allocated for the diversion 9 subaccount may be used for field operations, salaries, data 10 management system development, and implementation costs and 11 support deemed necessary by the director of human services 12 in order to administer the FIP diversion program. To the 13 extent moneys allocated in this paragraph “c” are deemed by the 14 department not to be necessary to support diversion activities, 15 such moneys may be used for other efforts intended to increase 16 engagement by family investment program participants in work, 17 education, or training activities, or for the purposes of 18 assistance under the family investment program in accordance 19 with chapter 239B . 20 d. For the food assistance employment and training program: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,588 22 (1) The department shall apply the federal supplemental 23 nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training 24 state plan in order to maximize to the fullest extent permitted 25 by federal law the use of the 50 percent federal reimbursement 26 provisions for the claiming of allowable federal reimbursement 27 funds from the United States department of agriculture 28 pursuant to the federal SNAP employment and training program 29 for providing education, employment, and training services 30 for eligible food assistance program participants, including 31 but not limited to related dependent care and transportation 32 expenses. 33 (2) The department shall continue the categorical federal 34 food assistance program eligibility at 160 percent of the 35 -21- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 21/ 88
federal poverty level and continue to eliminate the asset test 1 from eligibility requirements, consistent with federal food 2 assistance program requirements. The department shall include 3 as many food assistance households as is allowed by federal 4 law. The eligibility provisions shall conform to all federal 5 requirements including requirements addressing individuals who 6 are incarcerated or otherwise ineligible. 7 e. For the JOBS program: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,018,258 9 5. Of the child support collections assigned under FIP, 10 an amount equal to the federal share of support collections 11 shall be credited to the child support recovery appropriation 12 made in this division of this Act. Of the remainder of the 13 assigned child support collections received by the child 14 support recovery unit, a portion shall be credited to the FIP 15 account, a portion may be used to increase recoveries, and a 16 portion may be used to sustain cash flow in the child support 17 payments account. If as a consequence of the appropriations 18 and allocations made in this section the resulting amounts 19 are insufficient to sustain cash assistance payments and meet 20 federal maintenance of effort requirements, the department 21 shall seek supplemental funding. If child support collections 22 assigned under FIP are greater than estimated or are otherwise 23 determined not to be required for maintenance of effort, the 24 state share of either amount may be transferred to or retained 25 in the child support payments account. 26 6. The department may adopt emergency rules for the family 27 investment, JOBS, food assistance, and medical assistance 28 programs if necessary to comply with federal requirements. 29 Sec. 8. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM GENERAL FUND. There 30 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 31 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 32 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following amount, or 33 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 34 designated: 35 -22- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 22/ 88
To be credited to the family investment program (FIP) 1 account and used for family investment program assistance under 2 chapter 239B : 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,365,037 4 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $6,606,198 is 5 allocated for the JOBS program. 6 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $3,313,854 is 7 allocated for the family development and self-sufficiency grant 8 program. 9 3. a. Notwithstanding section 8.39 , for the fiscal 10 year beginning July 1, 2019, if necessary to meet federal 11 maintenance of effort requirements or to transfer federal 12 temporary assistance for needy families block grant funding 13 to be used for purposes of the federal social services block 14 grant or to meet cash flow needs resulting from delays in 15 receiving federal funding or to implement, in accordance with 16 this division of this Act, activities currently funded with 17 juvenile court services, county, or community moneys and state 18 moneys used in combination with such moneys; to comply with 19 federal requirements; or to maximize the use of federal funds; 20 the department of human services may transfer funds within or 21 between any of the appropriations made in this division of this 22 Act and appropriations in law for the federal social services 23 block grant to the department for the following purposes, 24 provided that the combined amount of state and federal 25 temporary assistance for needy families block grant funding 26 for each appropriation remains the same before and after the 27 transfer: 28 (1) For the family investment program. 29 (2) For state child care assistance. 30 (3) For child and family services. 31 (4) For field operations. 32 (5) For general administration. 33 b. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the 34 use of existing state transfer authority for other purposes. 35 -23- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 23/ 88
The department shall report any transfers made pursuant to this 1 subsection to the legislative services agency. 2 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $195,000 shall 3 be used for continuation of a grant to an Iowa-based nonprofit 4 organization with a history of providing tax preparation 5 assistance to low-income Iowans in order to expand the usage of 6 the earned income tax credit. The purpose of the grant is to 7 supply this assistance to underserved areas of the state. 8 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $70,000 shall 9 be used for the continuation of the parenting program, as 10 specified in 441 IAC ch. 100, relating to parental obligations, 11 in which the child support recovery unit participates, to 12 support the efforts of a nonprofit organization committed 13 to strengthening the community through youth development, 14 healthy living, and social responsibility headquartered in 15 a county with a population over 350,000 according to the 16 latest certified federal census. The funds allocated in this 17 subsection shall be used by the recipient organization to 18 develop a larger community effort, through public and private 19 partnerships, to support a broad-based multi-county parenthood 20 initiative that promotes payment of child support obligations, 21 improved family relationships, and full-time employment. 22 6. The department may transfer funds appropriated in this 23 section, excluding the allocation in subsection 2 for the 24 family development and self-sufficiency grant program, to the 25 appropriations made in this division of this Act for general 26 administration and field operations as necessary to administer 27 this section, section 7 for the temporary assistance for needy 28 families block grant, and section 8 for the family investment 29 program account. 30 Sec. 9. CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY. There is appropriated 31 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 32 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 33 June 30, 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 34 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 35 -24- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 24/ 88
For child support recovery, including salaries, support, 1 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 2 the following full-time equivalent positions: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,749,368 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 459.00 5 1. The department shall expend up to $24,000, including 6 federal financial participation, for the fiscal year beginning 7 July 1, 2019, for a child support public awareness campaign. 8 The department and the office of the attorney general shall 9 cooperate in continuation of the campaign. The public 10 awareness campaign shall emphasize, through a variety of 11 media activities, the importance of maximum involvement of 12 both parents in the lives of their children as well as the 13 importance of payment of child support obligations. 14 2. Federal access and visitation grant moneys shall be 15 issued directly to private not-for-profit agencies that provide 16 services designed to increase compliance with the child access 17 provisions of court orders, including but not limited to 18 neutral visitation sites and mediation services. 19 3. The appropriation made to the department for child 20 support recovery may be used throughout the fiscal year in the 21 manner necessary for purposes of cash flow management, and for 22 cash flow management purposes the department may temporarily 23 draw more than the amount appropriated, provided the amount 24 appropriated is not exceeded at the close of the fiscal year. 25 Sec. 10. HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND —— MEDICAL ASSISTANCE —— 26 FY 2019-2020. Any funds remaining in the health care trust 27 fund created in section 453A.35A for the fiscal year beginning 28 July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, are appropriated to 29 the department of human services to supplement the medical 30 assistance program appropriations made in this division of this 31 Act, for medical assistance reimbursement and associated costs, 32 including program administration and costs associated with 33 program implementation. 34 Sec. 11. MEDICAID FRAUD FUND —— MEDICAL ASSISTANCE —— FY 35 -25- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 25/ 88
2019-2020. Any funds remaining in the Medicaid fraud fund 1 created in section 249A.50 for the fiscal year beginning 2 July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, are appropriated to 3 the department of human services to supplement the medical 4 assistance appropriations made in this division of this Act, 5 for medical assistance reimbursement and associated costs, 6 including program administration and costs associated with 7 program implementation. 8 Sec. 12. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. There is appropriated from the 9 general fund of the state to the department of human services 10 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 11 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 12 to be used for the purpose designated: 13 For medical assistance program reimbursement and associated 14 costs as specifically provided in the reimbursement 15 methodologies in effect on June 30, 2019, except as otherwise 16 expressly authorized by law, consistent with options under 17 federal law and regulations, and contingent upon receipt of 18 approval from the office of the governor of reimbursement for 19 each abortion performed under the program: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,425,334,812 21 1. Iowans support reducing the number of abortions 22 performed in our state. Funds appropriated under this section 23 shall not be used for abortions, unless otherwise authorized 24 under this section. 25 2. The provisions of this section relating to abortions 26 shall also apply to the Iowa health and wellness plan created 27 pursuant to chapter 249N . 28 3. The department shall utilize not more than $60,000 of 29 the funds appropriated in this section to continue the AIDS/HIV 30 health insurance premium payment program as established in 1992 31 Iowa Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, chapter 1001, section 32 409, subsection 6 . Of the funds allocated in this subsection, 33 not more than $5,000 may be expended for administrative 34 purposes. 35 -26- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 26/ 88
4. Of the funds appropriated in this Act to the department 1 of public health for addictive disorders, $950,000 for 2 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, is transferred 3 to the department of human services for an integrated 4 substance-related disorder managed care system. The 5 departments of human services and public health shall 6 work together to maintain the level of mental health and 7 substance-related disorder treatment services provided by the 8 managed care contractors. Each department shall take the steps 9 necessary to continue the federal waivers as necessary to 10 maintain the level of services. 11 5. a. The department shall aggressively pursue options for 12 providing medical assistance or other assistance to individuals 13 with special needs who become ineligible to continue receiving 14 services under the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, 15 and treatment program under the medical assistance program 16 due to becoming 21 years of age who have been approved for 17 additional assistance through the department’s exception to 18 policy provisions, but who have health care needs in excess 19 of the funding available through the exception to policy 20 provisions. 21 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $100,000 22 shall be used for participation in one or more pilot projects 23 operated by a private provider to allow the individual or 24 individuals to receive service in the community in accordance 25 with principles established in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 26 (1999), for the purpose of providing medical assistance or 27 other assistance to individuals with special needs who become 28 ineligible to continue receiving services under the early and 29 periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment program under 30 the medical assistance program due to becoming 21 years of 31 age who have been approved for additional assistance through 32 the department’s exception to policy provisions, but who have 33 health care needs in excess of the funding available through 34 the exception to the policy provisions. 35 -27- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 27/ 88
6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 1 $3,050,082 may be transferred to the field operations or 2 general administration appropriations in this division of this 3 Act for operational costs associated with Part D of the federal 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act 5 of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-173. 6 7. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $442,100 7 may be transferred to the appropriation in this division 8 of this Act for medical contracts to be used for clinical 9 assessment services and prior authorization of services. 10 8. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section 11 may be transferred to the appropriations in this division of 12 this Act for general administration, medical contracts, the 13 children’s health insurance program, or field operations to be 14 used for the state match cost to comply with the payment error 15 rate measurement (PERM) program for both the medical assistance 16 and children’s health insurance programs as developed by the 17 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States 18 department of health and human services to comply with the 19 federal Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, Pub. L. 20 No. 107-300, and to support other reviews and quality control 21 activities to improve the integrity of these programs. 22 9. The department shall continue to implement the 23 recommendations of the assuring better child health and 24 development initiative II (ABCDII) clinical panel to the 25 Iowa early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment 26 services healthy mental development collaborative board 27 regarding changes to billing procedures, codes, and eligible 28 service providers. 29 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, a sufficient 30 amount is allocated to supplement the incomes of residents of 31 nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons 32 with mental illness, and intermediate care facilities for 33 persons with an intellectual disability, with incomes of less 34 than $50 in the amount necessary for the residents to receive a 35 -28- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 28/ 88
personal needs allowance of $50 per month pursuant to section 1 249A.30A . 2 11. a. Hospitals that meet the conditions specified 3 in subparagraphs (1) and (2) shall either certify public 4 expenditures or transfer to the medical assistance program 5 an amount equal to provide the nonfederal share for a 6 disproportionate share hospital payment in an amount up to the 7 hospital-specific limit as approved in the Medicaid state plan. 8 The hospitals that meet the conditions specified shall receive 9 and retain 100 percent of the total disproportionate share 10 hospital payment in an amount up to the hospital-specific limit 11 as approved in the Medicaid state plan. 12 (1) The hospital qualifies for disproportionate share and 13 graduate medical education payments. 14 (2) The hospital is an Iowa state-owned hospital with more 15 than 500 beds and eight or more distinct residency specialty 16 or subspecialty programs recognized by the American college of 17 graduate medical education. 18 b. Distribution of the disproportionate share payments 19 shall be made on a monthly basis. The total amount of 20 disproportionate share payments including graduate medical 21 education, enhanced disproportionate share, and Iowa 22 state-owned teaching hospital payments shall not exceed the 23 amount of the state’s allotment under Pub. L. No. 102-234. 24 In addition, the total amount of all disproportionate 25 share payments shall not exceed the hospital-specific 26 disproportionate share limits under Pub. L. No. 103-66. 27 12. One hundred percent of the nonfederal share of payments 28 to area education agencies that are medical assistance 29 providers for medical assistance-covered services provided to 30 medical assistance-covered children, shall be made from the 31 appropriation made in this section. 32 13. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section 33 may be transferred to the appropriation in this division of 34 this Act for medical contracts to be used for administrative 35 -29- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 29/ 88
activities associated with the money follows the person 1 demonstration project. 2 14. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $349,011 3 shall be used for the administration of the health insurance 4 premium payment program, including salaries, support, 5 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes. 6 15. a. The department may increase the amounts allocated 7 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes 8 associated with the medical assistance program, as necessary, 9 to sustain cost management efforts. The department shall 10 report any such increase to the legislative services agency and 11 the department of management. 12 b. If the savings to the medical assistance program from 13 ongoing cost management efforts exceed the associated cost 14 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the department 15 may transfer any savings generated for the fiscal year due 16 to medical assistance program cost management efforts to the 17 appropriation made in this division of this Act for medical 18 contracts or general administration to defray the costs 19 associated with implementing the efforts. 20 16. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 21 June 30, 2020, the replacement generation tax revenues required 22 to be deposited in the property tax relief fund pursuant to 23 section 437A.8, subsection 4 , paragraph “d”, and section 24 437A.15, subsection 3 , paragraph “f”, shall instead be credited 25 to and supplement the appropriation made in this section and 26 used for the allocations made in this section. 27 17. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up 28 to $50,000 may be transferred by the department to the 29 appropriation made in this division of this Act to the 30 department for the same fiscal year for general administration 31 to be used for associated administrative expenses and for not 32 more than one full-time equivalent position, in addition to 33 those authorized for the same fiscal year, to be assigned to 34 implementing the children’s mental health home project. 35 -30- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 30/ 88
b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $400,000 1 may be transferred by the department to the appropriation made 2 to the department in this division of this Act for the same 3 fiscal year for Medicaid program-related general administration 4 planning and implementation activities. The funds may be used 5 for contracts or for personnel in addition to the amounts 6 appropriated for and the positions authorized for general 7 administration for the fiscal year. 8 c. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 9 $3,000,000 may be transferred by the department to the 10 appropriations made in this division of this Act for the same 11 fiscal year for general administration or medical contracts 12 to be used to support the development and implementation of 13 standardized assessment tools for persons with mental illness, 14 an intellectual disability, a developmental disability, or a 15 brain injury. 16 18. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $150,000 17 shall be used for lodging expenses associated with care 18 provided at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics for 19 patients with cancer whose travel distance is 30 miles or more 20 and whose income is at or below 200 percent of the federal 21 poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty 22 income guidelines published by the United States department of 23 health and human services. The department of human services 24 shall establish the maximum number of overnight stays and the 25 maximum rate reimbursed for overnight lodging, which may be 26 based on the state employee rate established by the department 27 of administrative services. The funds allocated in this 28 subsection shall not be used as nonfederal share matching 29 funds. 30 19. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 31 $3,383,880 shall be used for administration of the state family 32 planning services program pursuant to section 217.41B, and 33 of this amount, the department may use up to $200,000 for 34 administrative expenses. 35 -31- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 31/ 88
20. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,545,530 1 shall be used and may be transferred to other appropriations 2 in this division of this Act as necessary to administer the 3 provisions in the division of this Act relating to Medicaid 4 program administration. 5 21. The department shall continue to implement and 6 administer the provisions of 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1056. 7 Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $39,069 may 8 be transferred to the department of inspections and appeals 9 for inspection costs related to such implementation and 10 administration. 11 22. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 12 $1,200,000 shall be used to implement reductions in the waiting 13 list for the children’s mental health home and community-based 14 services waiver. 15 23. The department of human services shall utilize 16 $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this section to 17 increase the current supported community living provider daily 18 rate cells for all tiers under the tiered rate reimbursement 19 methodology effective with dates of service beginning July 1, 20 2019. 21 Sec. 13. MEDICAL CONTRACTS. There is appropriated from the 22 general fund of the state to the department of human services 23 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 24 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 25 to be used for the purpose designated: 26 For medical contracts: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,992,530 28 1. The department of inspections and appeals shall 29 provide all state matching funds for survey and certification 30 activities performed by the department of inspections 31 and appeals. The department of human services is solely 32 responsible for distributing the federal matching funds for 33 such activities. 34 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $50,000 shall 35 -32- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 32/ 88
be used for continuation of home and community-based services 1 waiver quality assurance programs, including the review and 2 streamlining of processes and policies related to oversight and 3 quality management to meet state and federal requirements. 4 3. Of the amount appropriated in this section, up to 5 $200,000 may be transferred to the appropriation for general 6 administration in this division of this Act to be used for 7 additional full-time equivalent positions in the development 8 of key health initiatives such as development and oversight 9 of managed care programs and development of health strategies 10 targeted toward improved quality and reduced costs in the 11 Medicaid program. 12 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,000,000 13 shall be used for planning and development, in cooperation with 14 the department of public health, of a phased-in program to 15 provide a dental home for children. 16 5. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $573,000 17 shall be credited to the autism support program fund created 18 in section 225D.2 to be used for the autism support program 19 created in chapter 225D . 20 b. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $25,000 shall 21 be used for the public purpose of continuation of a grant to a 22 nonprofit provider of child welfare services that has been in 23 existence for more than 115 years, is located in a county with 24 a population between 200,000 and 220,000 according to the most 25 recent federal decennial census, is licensed as a psychiatric 26 medical institution for children, and provides school-based 27 programming, to be used for support services for children with 28 autism spectrum disorder and their families. 29 Sec. 14. STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE. 30 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 31 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 32 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 33 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 34 purpose designated: 35 -33- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 33/ 88
For the state supplementary assistance program: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,812,909 2 2. The department shall increase the personal needs 3 allowance for residents of residential care facilities by the 4 same percentage and at the same time as federal supplemental 5 security income and federal social security benefits are 6 increased due to a recognized increase in the cost of living. 7 The department may adopt emergency rules to implement this 8 subsection. 9 3. If during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, 10 the department projects that state supplementary assistance 11 expenditures for a calendar year will not meet the federal 12 pass-through requirement specified in Tit. XVI of the federal 13 Social Security Act, section 1618, as codified in 42 U.S.C. 14 §1382g, the department may take actions including but not 15 limited to increasing the personal needs allowance for 16 residential care facility residents and making programmatic 17 adjustments or upward adjustments of the residential care 18 facility or in-home health-related care reimbursement rates 19 prescribed in this division of this Act to ensure that federal 20 requirements are met. In addition, the department may make 21 other programmatic and rate adjustments necessary to remain 22 within the amount appropriated in this section while ensuring 23 compliance with federal requirements. The department may adopt 24 emergency rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. 25 4. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in 26 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 27 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 28 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 29 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 30 Sec. 15. CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. 31 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 32 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 33 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 34 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 35 -34- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 34/ 88
purpose designated: 1 For maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) 2 program pursuant to chapter 514I , including supplemental dental 3 services, for receipt of federal financial participation under 4 Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act, which creates the 5 children’s health insurance program: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,361,112 7 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $79,486 is 8 allocated for continuation of the contract for outreach with 9 the department of public health. 10 3. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section may 11 be transferred to the appropriations made in this division of 12 this Act for field operations or medical contracts to be used 13 for the integration of hawk-i program eligibility, payment, and 14 administrative functions under the purview of the department 15 of human services, including for the Medicaid management 16 information system upgrade. 17 Sec. 16. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. There is appropriated 18 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 19 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 20 June 30, 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 21 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 22 For child care programs: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,816,931 24 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $34,966,931 25 shall be used for state child care assistance in accordance 26 with section 237A.13 . 27 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed or is 28 intended as or shall imply a grant of entitlement for services 29 to persons who are eligible for assistance due to an income 30 level consistent with the waiting list requirements of section 31 237A.13 . Any state obligation to provide services pursuant to 32 this section is limited to the extent of the funds appropriated 33 in this section. 34 3. A list of the registered and licensed child care 35 -35- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 35/ 88
facilities operating in the area served by a child care 1 resource and referral service shall be made available to the 2 families receiving state child care assistance in that area. 3 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $5,850,000 4 shall be credited to the early childhood programs grants 5 account in the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 6 256I.11 . The moneys shall be distributed for funding of 7 community-based early childhood programs targeted to children 8 from birth through five years of age developed by early 9 childhood Iowa areas in accordance with approved community 10 plans as provided in section 256I.8 . 11 5. The department may use any of the funds appropriated 12 in this section as a match to obtain federal funds for use in 13 expanding child care assistance and related programs. For 14 the purpose of expenditures of state and federal child care 15 funding, funds shall be considered obligated at the time 16 expenditures are projected or are allocated to the department’s 17 service areas. Projections shall be based on current and 18 projected caseload growth, current and projected provider 19 rates, staffing requirements for eligibility determination 20 and management of program requirements including data systems 21 management, staffing requirements for administration of the 22 program, contractual and grant obligations and any transfers 23 to other state agencies, and obligations for decategorization 24 or innovation projects. 25 6. A portion of the state match for the federal child care 26 and development block grant shall be provided as necessary to 27 meet federal matching funds requirements through the state 28 general fund appropriation made for child development grants 29 and other programs for at-risk children in section 279.51 . 30 7. If a uniform reduction ordered by the governor under 31 section 8.31 or other operation of law, transfer, or federal 32 funding reduction reduces the appropriation made in this 33 section for the fiscal year, the percentage reduction in the 34 amount paid out to or on behalf of the families participating 35 -36- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 36/ 88
in the state child care assistance program shall be equal to or 1 less than the percentage reduction made for any other purpose 2 payable from the appropriation made in this section and the 3 federal funding relating to it. The percentage reduction to 4 the other allocations made in this section shall be the same as 5 the uniform reduction ordered by the governor or the percentage 6 change of the federal funding reduction, as applicable. If 7 there is an unanticipated increase in federal funding provided 8 for state child care services, the entire amount of the 9 increase, except as necessary to meet federal requirements 10 including quality set asides, shall be used for state child 11 care assistance payments. If the appropriations made for 12 purposes of the state child care assistance program for the 13 fiscal year are determined to be insufficient, it is the intent 14 of the general assembly to appropriate sufficient funding for 15 the fiscal year in order to avoid establishment of waiting list 16 requirements. 17 8. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys advanced for 18 purposes of the programs developed by early childhood Iowa 19 areas, advanced for purposes of wraparound child care, or 20 received from the federal appropriations made for the purposes 21 of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 22 close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but shall 23 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 24 until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 25 Sec. 17. JUVENILE INSTITUTION. There is appropriated 26 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 27 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 28 June 30, 2020, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 29 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 30 1. a. For operation of the state training school at Eldora 31 and for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 32 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 33 equivalent positions: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,920,757 35 -37- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 37/ 88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 207.00 1 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $91,000 2 shall be used for distribution to licensed classroom teachers 3 at this and other institutions under the control of the 4 department of human services based upon the average student 5 yearly enrollment at each institution as determined by the 6 department. 7 c. The additional full-time equivalent positions authorized 8 in paragraph “a” shall include 1.00 youth services technician, 9 1.00 clinical supervisor, and 1.00 registered nurse, or 10 comparable additional, full-time equivalent positions. 11 2. A portion of the moneys appropriated in this section 12 shall be used by the state training school at Eldora for 13 grants for adolescent pregnancy prevention activities at the 14 institution in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. 15 3. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $212,000 16 shall be used by the state training school at Eldora for a 17 substance use disorder treatment program at the institution for 18 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. 19 4. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in 20 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 21 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 22 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 23 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 24 Sec. 18. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. 25 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 26 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 27 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 28 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 29 purpose designated: 30 For child and family services: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 89,071,761 32 2. The department may transfer funds appropriated in this 33 section as necessary to pay the nonfederal costs of services 34 reimbursed under the medical assistance program, state child 35 -38- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 38/ 88
care assistance program, or the family investment program which 1 are provided to children who would otherwise receive services 2 paid under the appropriation in this section. The department 3 may transfer funds appropriated in this section to the 4 appropriations made in this division of this Act for general 5 administration and for field operations for resources necessary 6 to implement and operate the services funded in this section. 7 3. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 8 $34,536,000 is allocated as the statewide expenditure target 9 under section 232.143 for group foster care maintenance and 10 services. If the department projects that such expenditures 11 for the fiscal year will be less than the target amount 12 allocated in this paragraph “a”, the department may reallocate 13 the excess to provide additional funding for family foster 14 care, independent living, family safety, risk and permanency 15 services, shelter care, or the child welfare emergency services 16 addressed with the allocation for shelter care. 17 b. If at any time after September 30, 2019, annualization 18 of a service area’s current expenditures indicates a service 19 area is at risk of exceeding its group foster care expenditure 20 target under section 232.143 by more than 5 percent, the 21 department and juvenile court services shall examine all 22 group foster care placements in that service area in order to 23 identify those which might be appropriate for termination. 24 In addition, any aftercare services believed to be needed 25 for the children whose placements may be terminated shall be 26 identified. The department and juvenile court services shall 27 initiate action to set dispositional review hearings for the 28 placements identified. In such a dispositional review hearing, 29 the juvenile court shall determine whether needed aftercare 30 services are available and whether termination of the placement 31 is in the best interest of the child and the community. 32 4. In accordance with the provisions of section 232.188 , 33 the department shall continue the child welfare and juvenile 34 justice funding initiative during fiscal year 2019-2020. Of 35 -39- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 39/ 88
the funds appropriated in this section, $1,717,000 is allocated 1 specifically for expenditure for fiscal year 2019-2020 through 2 the decategorization services funding pools and governance 3 boards established pursuant to section 232.188 . 4 5. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section 5 may be used for emergency family assistance to provide other 6 resources required for a family participating in a family 7 preservation or reunification project or successor project to 8 stay together or to be reunified. 9 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, a sufficient 10 amount is allocated for shelter care and the child welfare 11 emergency services contracting implemented to provide for or 12 prevent the need for shelter care. 13 7. Federal funds received by the state during the fiscal 14 year beginning July 1, 2019, as the result of the expenditure 15 of state funds appropriated during a previous state fiscal 16 year for a service or activity funded under this section are 17 appropriated to the department to be used as additional funding 18 for services and purposes provided for under this section. 19 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received in accordance 20 with this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 21 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 22 shall remain available for the purposes designated until the 23 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 24 8. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 25 $3,290,000 is allocated for the payment of the expenses of 26 court-ordered services provided to juveniles who are under the 27 supervision of juvenile court services, which expenses are a 28 charge upon the state pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 29 4 . Of the amount allocated in this paragraph “a”, up to 30 $1,556,000 shall be made available to provide school-based 31 supervision of children adjudicated under chapter 232 , of which 32 not more than $15,000 may be used for the purpose of training. 33 A portion of the cost of each school-based liaison officer 34 shall be paid by the school district or other funding source as 35 -40- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 40/ 88
approved by the chief juvenile court officer. 1 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $748,000 2 is allocated for the payment of the expenses of court-ordered 3 services provided to children who are under the supervision 4 of the department, which expenses are a charge upon the state 5 pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 4 . 6 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141 or any other provision 7 of law to the contrary, the amounts allocated in this 8 subsection shall be distributed to the judicial districts 9 as determined by the state court administrator and to the 10 department’s service areas as determined by the administrator 11 of the department of human services’ division of child and 12 family services. The state court administrator and the 13 division administrator shall make the determination of the 14 distribution amounts on or before June 15, 2019. 15 d. Notwithstanding chapter 232 or any other provision of 16 law to the contrary, a district or juvenile court shall not 17 order any service which is a charge upon the state pursuant 18 to section 232.141 if there are insufficient court-ordered 19 services funds available in the district court or departmental 20 service area distribution amounts to pay for the service. The 21 chief juvenile court officer and the departmental service area 22 manager shall encourage use of the funds allocated in this 23 subsection such that there are sufficient funds to pay for 24 all court-related services during the entire year. The chief 25 juvenile court officers and departmental service area managers 26 shall attempt to anticipate potential surpluses and shortfalls 27 in the distribution amounts and shall cooperatively request the 28 state court administrator or division administrator to transfer 29 funds between the judicial districts’ or departmental service 30 areas’ distribution amounts as prudent. 31 e. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 32 a district or juvenile court shall not order a county to pay 33 for any service provided to a juvenile pursuant to an order 34 entered under chapter 232 which is a charge upon the state 35 -41- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 41/ 88
under section 232.141, subsection 4 . 1 f. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, not more than 2 $83,000 may be used by the judicial branch for administration 3 of the requirements under this subsection. 4 g. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $17,000 5 shall be used by the department of human services to support 6 the interstate commission for juveniles in accordance with 7 the interstate compact for juveniles as provided in section 8 232.173 . 9 9. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $12,253,000 is 10 allocated for juvenile delinquent graduated sanctions services. 11 Any state funds saved as a result of efforts by juvenile court 12 services to earn a federal Tit. IV-E match for juvenile court 13 services administration may be used for the juvenile delinquent 14 graduated sanctions services. 15 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,658,000 is 16 transferred to the department of public health to be used for 17 the child protection center grant program for child protection 18 centers located in Iowa in accordance with section 135.118 . 19 The grant amounts under the program shall be equalized so that 20 each center receives a uniform base amount of $245,000, and so 21 that the remaining funds are awarded through a funding formula 22 based upon the volume of children served. To increase access 23 to child protection center services for children in rural 24 areas, the funding formula for the awarding of the remaining 25 funds shall provide for the awarding of an enhanced amount to 26 eligible grantees to develop and maintain satellite centers in 27 underserved regions of the state. 28 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $4,025,000 is 29 allocated for the preparation for adult living program pursuant 30 to section 234.46 . 31 12. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $227,000 32 shall be used for the public purpose of continuing a grant to a 33 nonprofit human services organization, providing services to 34 individuals and families in multiple locations in southwest 35 -42- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 42/ 88
Iowa and Nebraska for support of a project providing immediate, 1 sensitive support and forensic interviews, medical exams, needs 2 assessments, and referrals for victims of child abuse and their 3 nonoffending family members. 4 13. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $300,000 5 is allocated for the foster care youth council approach of 6 providing a support network to children placed in foster care. 7 14. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $202,000 is 8 allocated for use pursuant to section 235A.1 for continuation 9 of the initiative to address child sexual abuse implemented 10 pursuant to 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 18, subsection 11 21 . 12 15. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $630,000 is 13 allocated for the community partnership for child protection 14 sites. 15 16. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $371,000 16 is allocated for the department’s minority youth and family 17 projects under the redesign of the child welfare system. 18 17. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $851,000 19 is allocated for funding of the community circle of care 20 collaboration for children and youth in northeast Iowa. 21 18. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least 22 $147,000 shall be used for the continuation of the child 23 welfare provider training academy, a collaboration between the 24 coalition for family and children’s services in Iowa and the 25 department. 26 19. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $211,000 27 shall be used for continuation of the central Iowa system of 28 care program grant through June 30, 2020. 29 20. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $235,000 30 shall be used for the public purpose of the continuation 31 and expansion of a system of care program grant implemented 32 in Cerro Gordo and Linn counties to utilize a comprehensive 33 and long-term approach for helping children and families by 34 addressing the key areas in a child’s life of childhood basic 35 -43- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 43/ 88
needs, education and work, family, and community. 1 21. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least 2 $25,000 shall be used to continue and to expand the foster 3 care respite pilot program in which postsecondary students in 4 social work and other human services-related programs receive 5 experience by assisting family foster care providers with 6 respite and other support. 7 22. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $110,000 8 shall be used for the public purpose of funding community-based 9 services and other supports with a system of care approach 10 for children with a serious emotional disturbance and their 11 families through a nonprofit provider of child welfare services 12 that has been in existence for more than 115 years, is located 13 in a county with a population of more than 200,000 but less 14 than 220,000 according to the latest certified federal census, 15 is licensed as a psychiatric medical institution for children, 16 and was a system of care grantee prior to July 1, 2019. 17 23. If a separate funding source is identified that reduces 18 the need for state funds within an allocation under this 19 section, the allocated state funds may be redistributed to 20 other allocations under this section for the same fiscal year. 21 Sec. 19. ADOPTION SUBSIDY. 22 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 23 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 24 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 25 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 26 purpose designated: 27 a. For adoption subsidy payments and services: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,596,007 29 b. (1) The funds appropriated in this section shall be used 30 as authorized or allowed by federal law or regulation for any 31 of the following purposes: 32 (a) For adoption subsidy payments and related costs. 33 (b) For post-adoption services and for other purposes under 34 Tit. IV-B or Tit. IV-E of the federal Social Security Act. 35 -44- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 44/ 88
(2) The department of human services may transfer funds 1 appropriated in this subsection to the appropriation for 2 child and family services in this Act for the purposes of 3 post-adoption services as specified in this paragraph “b”. 4 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys corresponding to 5 the state savings resulting from implementation of the federal 6 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act 7 of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-351, and successor legislation, as 8 determined in accordance with 42 U.S.C. §673(a)(8), that remain 9 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, 10 shall not revert to any fund but shall remain available for the 11 purposes designated in this subsection until expended. The 12 amount of such savings and any corresponding funds remaining 13 at the close of the fiscal year shall be determined separately 14 and any changes in either amount between fiscal years shall not 15 result in an unfunded need. 16 2. The department may transfer funds appropriated in 17 this section to the appropriation made in this division of 18 this Act for general administration for costs paid from the 19 appropriation relating to adoption subsidy. 20 3. Federal funds received by the state during the 21 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as the result of the 22 expenditure of state funds during a previous state fiscal 23 year for a service or activity funded under this section are 24 appropriated to the department to be used as additional funding 25 for the services and activities funded under this section. 26 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received in accordance 27 with this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated 28 at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund 29 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 30 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 31 Sec. 20. JUVENILE DETENTION HOME FUND. Moneys deposited 32 in the juvenile detention home fund created in section 232.142 33 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 34 30, 2020, are appropriated to the department of human services 35 -45- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 45/ 88
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 1 2020, for distribution of an amount equal to a percentage of 2 the costs of the establishment, improvement, operation, and 3 maintenance of county or multicounty juvenile detention homes 4 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. Moneys appropriated 5 for distribution in accordance with this section shall be 6 allocated among eligible detention homes, prorated on the basis 7 of an eligible detention home’s proportion of the costs of all 8 eligible detention homes in the fiscal year beginning July 9 1, 2018. The percentage figure shall be determined by the 10 department based on the amount available for distribution for 11 the fund. Notwithstanding section 232.142, subsection 3 , the 12 financial aid payable by the state under that provision for the 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, shall be limited to the 14 amount appropriated for the purposes of this section. 15 Sec. 21. FAMILY SUPPORT SUBSIDY PROGRAM. 16 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 17 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 18 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 19 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 20 purpose designated: 21 For the family support subsidy program subject to the 22 enrollment restrictions in section 225C.37, subsection 3 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 949,282 24 2. At least $819,275 of the moneys appropriated in this 25 section is transferred to the department of public health for 26 the family support center component of the comprehensive family 27 support program under chapter 225C , subchapter V. 28 3. If at any time during the fiscal year, the amount of 29 funding available for the family support subsidy program 30 is reduced from the amount initially used to establish the 31 figure for the number of family members for whom a subsidy 32 is to be provided at any one time during the fiscal year, 33 notwithstanding section 225C.38, subsection 2 , the department 34 shall revise the figure as necessary to conform to the amount 35 -46- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 46/ 88
of funding available. 1 Sec. 22. CONNER DECREE. There is appropriated from the 2 general fund of the state to the department of human services 3 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 4 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 5 to be used for the purpose designated: 6 For building community capacity through the coordination 7 and provision of training opportunities in accordance with the 8 consent decree of Conner v. Branstad, No. 4-86-CV-30871(S.D. 9 Iowa, July 14, 1994): 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,632 11 Sec. 23. MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. 12 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 13 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 15 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 16 purposes designated: 17 a. (1) For operation of the state mental health institute 18 at Cherokee as required by chapters 218 and 226 for salaries, 19 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 20 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,216,149 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.00 23 (2) The additional full-time equivalent positions 24 authorized in this paragraph “a” shall include 3.50 security 25 staff and 3.00 support staff, or comparable additional, 26 full-time equivalent positions. 27 b. (1) For operation of the state mental health institute 28 at Independence as required by chapters 218 and 226 for 29 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 30 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,165,110 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 208.00 33 (2) The additional full-time equivalent positions 34 authorized in this paragraph “b” shall include 3.50 security 35 -47- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 47/ 88
staff, or comparable additional, full-time equivalent 1 positions. 2 2. Notwithstanding sections 218.78 and 249A.11 , any revenue 3 received from the state mental health institute at Cherokee or 4 the state mental health institute at Independence pursuant to 5 42 C.F.R. §438.6(e) may be retained and expended by the mental 6 health institute. 7 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 8 a Medicaid member residing at the state mental health 9 institute at Cherokee or the state mental health institute 10 at Independence shall retain Medicaid eligibility during 11 the period of the Medicaid member’s stay for which federal 12 financial participation is available. 13 4. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in 14 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 15 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 16 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 17 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 18 Sec. 24. STATE RESOURCE CENTERS. 19 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 20 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 21 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 22 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 23 purposes designated: 24 a. For the state resource center at Glenwood for salaries, 25 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,048,348 27 b. For the state resource center at Woodward for salaries, 28 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,872,356 30 2. The department may continue to bill for state resource 31 center services utilizing a scope of services approach used for 32 private providers of intermediate care facilities for persons 33 with an intellectual disability services, in a manner which 34 does not shift costs between the medical assistance program, 35 -48- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 48/ 88
counties, or other sources of funding for the state resource 1 centers. 2 3. The state resource centers may expand the time-limited 3 assessment and respite services during the fiscal year. 4 4. If the department’s administration and the department 5 of management concur with a finding by a state resource 6 center’s superintendent that projected revenues can reasonably 7 be expected to pay the salary and support costs for a new 8 employee position, or that such costs for adding a particular 9 number of new positions for the fiscal year would be less 10 than the overtime costs if new positions would not be added, 11 the superintendent may add the new position or positions. If 12 the vacant positions available to a resource center do not 13 include the position classification desired to be filled, the 14 state resource center’s superintendent may reclassify any 15 vacant position as necessary to fill the desired position. The 16 superintendents of the state resource centers may, by mutual 17 agreement, pool vacant positions and position classifications 18 during the course of the fiscal year in order to assist one 19 another in filling necessary positions. 20 5. If existing capacity limitations are reached in 21 operating units, a waiting list is in effect for a service or 22 a special need for which a payment source or other funding 23 is available for the service or to address the special need, 24 and facilities for the service or to address the special need 25 can be provided within the available payment source or other 26 funding, the superintendent of a state resource center may 27 authorize opening not more than two units or other facilities 28 and begin implementing the service or addressing the special 29 need during fiscal year 2019-2020. 30 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , and notwithstanding 31 the amount limitation specified in section 222.92 , moneys 32 appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or 33 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 34 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 35 -49- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 49/ 88
designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 1 Sec. 25. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. 2 1. a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 3 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 4 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 5 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 6 purpose designated: 7 For costs associated with the commitment and treatment of 8 sexually violent predators in the unit located at the state 9 mental health institute at Cherokee, including costs of legal 10 services and other associated costs, including salaries, 11 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 12 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,053,093 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 139.00 15 b. The additional full-time equivalent positions authorized 16 in paragraph “a” shall include 7.00 clinical and support staff, 17 or comparable additional, full-time equivalent positions. 18 2. Unless specifically prohibited by law, if the amount 19 charged provides for recoupment of at least the entire amount 20 of direct and indirect costs, the department of human services 21 may contract with other states to provide care and treatment 22 of persons placed by the other states at the unit for sexually 23 violent predators at Cherokee. The moneys received under 24 such a contract shall be considered to be repayment receipts 25 and used for the purposes of the appropriation made in this 26 section. 27 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in 28 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 29 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 30 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 31 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 32 Sec. 26. FIELD OPERATIONS. 33 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 34 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 35 -50- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 50/ 88
beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 1 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 2 purposes designated: 3 For field operations, including salaries, support, 4 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 5 the following full-time equivalent positions: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 55,396,906 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,539.00 8 2. The additional full-time equivalent positions authorized 9 in subsection 1 shall include 29.00 full-time equivalent staff 10 positions to relieve caseloads and 6.00 full-time equivalent 11 positions related to the eligibility integrated application 12 solution (ELIAS) system. 13 3. Priority in filling full-time equivalent positions 14 shall be given to those positions related to child protection 15 services and eligibility determination for low-income families. 16 Sec. 27. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated 17 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 18 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 19 June 30, 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 20 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 21 For general administration, including salaries, support, 22 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 23 the following full-time equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,533,040 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 294.00 26 1. The department shall report at least monthly to the 27 legislative services agency concerning the department’s 28 operational and program expenditures. 29 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $150,000 shall 30 be used to continue the contract for the provision of a program 31 to provide technical assistance, support, and consultation to 32 providers of habilitation services and home and community-based 33 services waiver services for adults with disabilities under the 34 medical assistance program. 35 -51- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 51/ 88
3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $50,000 1 is transferred to the Iowa finance authority to be used 2 for administrative support of the council on homelessness 3 established in section 16.2D and for the council to fulfill its 4 duties in addressing and reducing homelessness in the state. 5 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $200,000 shall 6 be transferred to and deposited in the administrative fund of 7 the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust created in section 12I.4 , to 8 be used for implementation and administration activities of the 9 Iowa ABLE savings plan trust. 10 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $200,000 is 11 transferred to the economic development authority for the Iowa 12 commission on volunteer services to continue to be used for 13 RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program established under section 15H.8 14 for member recruitment and training to improve the economic 15 well-being and health of economically disadvantaged refugees in 16 local communities across Iowa. Funds transferred may be used 17 to supplement federal funds under federal regulations. 18 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 19 $1,000,000 shall be used as follows: 20 a. To fund not more than one full-time equivalent position 21 to address the department’s responsibility to support the work 22 of the children’s system state board and implementation of the 23 services required pursuant to 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1056, 24 section 13. 25 b. To support the cost of establishing and implementing new 26 or additional services required pursuant to 2018 Iowa Acts, 27 chapter 1056, and any legislation enacted by the 2019 general 28 assembly establishing a children’s behavioral health system. 29 c. Of the amount allocated, $32,000 shall be transferred 30 to the department of public health to support the costs of 31 establishing and implementing new or additional services 32 required pursuant to 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1056, and any 33 legislation enacted by the 2019 general assembly establishing a 34 children’s behavioral health system. 35 -52- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 52/ 88
d. Of the amount allocated, $700,000 shall be distributed 1 in equal amounts to each of the mental health and disability 2 services regions for a children’s behavioral health system 3 coordinator in each region. 4 Sec. 28. DEPARTMENT-WIDE DUTIES. There is appropriated 5 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 6 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 7 June 30, 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 8 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 10 purposes at facilities under the purview of the department of 11 human services: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,879,274 13 Sec. 29. VOLUNTEERS. There is appropriated from the general 14 fund of the state to the department of human services for the 15 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, 16 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 17 used for the purpose designated: 18 For development and coordination of volunteer services: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 84,686 20 Sec. 30. CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY. There is appropriated 21 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 22 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 23 June 30, 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 24 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 25 For the purchase of department-wide technology and software 26 update needs: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,294,895 28 Sec. 31. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, STATE SUPPLEMENTARY 29 ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS REIMBURSED UNDER THE 30 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 31 1. a. (1) (a) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 32 2019, the department shall rebase case-mix nursing facility 33 rates effective July 1, 2019, to the extent possible within the 34 state funding, including the $20,479,942 appropriated for this 35 -53- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 53/ 88
purpose. 1 (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, non-case-mix 2 and special population nursing facilities shall be reimbursed 3 in accordance with the methodology in effect on June 30 of the 4 prior fiscal year. 5 (c) For managed care claims, the department of human 6 services shall adjust the payment rate floor for nursing 7 facilities, annually, to maintain a rate floor that is no 8 lower than the Medicaid fee-for-service case-mix adjusted 9 rate calculated in accordance with subparagraph division 10 (a) and 441 IAC 81.6 . The department shall then calculate 11 adjusted reimbursement rates, including but not limited to 12 add-on-payments, annually, and shall notify Medicaid managed 13 care organizations of the adjusted reimbursement rates within 14 30 days of determining the adjusted reimbursement rates. Any 15 adjustment of reimbursement rates under this subparagraph 16 division shall be budget neutral to the state budget. 17 (d) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, Medicaid 18 managed care long-term services and supports capitation 19 rates shall be adjusted to reflect the rebasing pursuant to 20 subparagraph division (a) for the patient populations residing 21 in Medicaid-certified nursing facilities. 22 (2) Medicaid managed care organizations shall adjust 23 facility-specific rates based upon payment rate listings issued 24 by the department. The rate adjustments shall be applied 25 prospectively from the effective date of the rate letter issued 26 by the department. 27 b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, 28 the department shall establish the pharmacy dispensing fee 29 reimbursement at $10.07 per prescription, until a cost of 30 dispensing survey is completed. The actual dispensing fee 31 shall be determined by a cost of dispensing survey performed 32 by the department and required to be completed by all medical 33 assistance program participating pharmacies every two years, 34 adjusted as necessary to maintain expenditures within the 35 -54- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 54/ 88
amount appropriated to the department for this purpose for the 1 fiscal year. 2 (2) The department shall utilize an average acquisition 3 cost reimbursement methodology for all drugs covered under the 4 medical assistance program in accordance with 2012 Iowa Acts, 5 chapter 1133, section 33 . 6 c. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, 7 reimbursement rates for outpatient hospital services shall 8 remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2019, subject to 9 Medicaid program upper payment limit rules, and adjusted 10 as necessary to maintain expenditures within the amount 11 appropriated to the department for this purpose for the fiscal 12 year. 13 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, 14 reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services shall 15 remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2019, subject to 16 Medicaid program upper payment limit rules, and adjusted 17 as necessary to maintain expenditures within the amount 18 appropriated to the department for this purpose for the fiscal 19 year. 20 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, under both 21 fee-for-service and managed care administration of the Medicaid 22 program, critical access hospital reimbursement rates shall be 23 adjusted within the additional $1,500,000 appropriated for this 24 purpose. 25 (4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the graduate 26 medical education and disproportionate share hospital fund 27 shall remain at the amount in effect on June 30, 2019, except 28 that the portion of the fund attributable to graduate medical 29 education shall be reduced in an amount that reflects the 30 elimination of graduate medical education payments made to 31 out-of-state hospitals. 32 (5) In order to ensure the efficient use of limited state 33 funds in procuring health care services for low-income Iowans, 34 funds appropriated in this Act for hospital services shall 35 -55- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 55/ 88
not be used for activities which would be excluded from a 1 determination of reasonable costs under the federal Medicare 2 program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395x(v)(1)(N). 3 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, reimbursement 4 rates for hospices and acute psychiatric hospitals shall be 5 increased in accordance with increases under the federal 6 Medicare program or as supported by their Medicare audited 7 costs. 8 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, independent 9 laboratories and rehabilitation agencies shall be reimbursed 10 using the same methodology in effect on June 30, 2019. 11 f. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, 12 reimbursement rates for home health agencies shall be rebased, 13 to the extent possible, within the state funding appropriated 14 for this purpose, and shall continue to be based on the 15 Medicare low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) methodology 16 with state geographic wage adjustments to reflect the most 17 recent Medicare LUPA rates to the extent possible within the 18 state funding appropriated for this purpose. 19 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, rates for 20 private duty nursing and personal care services under the early 21 and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment program 22 benefit shall be calculated based on the methodology in effect 23 on June 30, 2019. 24 g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, federally 25 qualified health centers and rural health clinics shall receive 26 cost-based reimbursement for 100 percent of the reasonable 27 costs for the provision of services to recipients of medical 28 assistance. 29 h. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 30 reimbursement rates for dental services shall remain at the 31 rates in effect on June 30, 2019. 32 i. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, 33 reimbursement rates for non-state-owned psychiatric medical 34 institutions for children shall be based on the reimbursement 35 -56- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 56/ 88
methodology in effect on June 30, 2019. 1 (2) As a condition of participation in the medical 2 assistance program, enrolled providers shall accept the medical 3 assistance reimbursement rate for any covered goods or services 4 provided to recipients of medical assistance who are children 5 under the custody of a psychiatric medical institution for 6 children. 7 j. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, unless 8 otherwise specified in this Act, all noninstitutional medical 9 assistance provider reimbursement rates shall remain at the 10 rates in effect on June 30, 2019, except for area education 11 agencies, local education agencies, infant and toddler 12 services providers, home and community-based services providers 13 including consumer-directed attendant care providers under a 14 section 1915(c) or 1915(i) waiver, targeted case management 15 providers, and those providers whose rates are required to be 16 determined pursuant to section 249A.20 , or to meet federal 17 mental health parity requirements. 18 k. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for the 19 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the reimbursement rate for 20 anesthesiologists shall remain at the rates in effect on June 21 30, 2019, and updated on January 1, 2020, to align with the 22 most current Iowa Medicare anesthesia rate. 23 l. Notwithstanding section 249A.20 , for the fiscal year 24 beginning July 1, 2019, the average reimbursement rate for 25 health care providers eligible for use of the federal Medicare 26 resource-based relative value scale reimbursement methodology 27 under section 249A.20 shall remain at the rate in effect on 28 June 30, 2019; however, this rate shall not exceed the maximum 29 level authorized by the federal government. 30 m. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 31 reimbursement rate for residential care facilities shall not 32 be less than the minimum payment level as established by the 33 federal government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 34 of effort requirement. The flat reimbursement rate for 35 -57- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 57/ 88
facilities electing not to file annual cost reports shall not 1 be less than the minimum payment level as established by the 2 federal government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 3 of effort requirement. 4 n. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 5 reimbursement rates for inpatient mental health services 6 provided at hospitals shall remain at the rates in effect on 7 June 30, 2019, subject to Medicaid program upper payment limit 8 rules; and psychiatrists shall be reimbursed at the medical 9 assistance program fee-for-service rate in effect on June 30, 10 2019. 11 o. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, community 12 mental health centers may choose to be reimbursed for the 13 services provided to recipients of medical assistance through 14 either of the following options: 15 (1) For 100 percent of the reasonable costs of the services. 16 (2) In accordance with the alternative reimbursement rate 17 methodology approved by the department of human services in 18 effect on June 30, 2019. 19 p. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 20 reimbursement rate for providers of family planning services 21 that are eligible to receive a 90 percent federal match shall 22 remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2019. 23 q. Unless otherwise subject to a tiered rate methodology, 24 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the upper 25 limits and reimbursement rates for providers of home and 26 community-based services waiver services shall be reimbursed 27 using the reimbursement methodology in effect on June 30, 2019. 28 r. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 29 reimbursement rates for emergency medical service providers 30 shall remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2019. 31 s. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, reimbursement 32 rates for substance-related disorder treatment programs 33 licensed under section 125.13 shall remain at the rates in 34 effect on June 30, 2019. 35 -58- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 58/ 88
t. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, assertive 1 community treatment per diem rates shall be adjusted to 2 reflect an actual average per diem cost within the additional 3 $1,088,437 appropriated for this purpose. 4 u. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 5 department shall establish a reimbursement rate floor of 6 at least $35 for the assisted living on-call service under 7 the home and community-based services elderly waiver. The 8 rate floor shall be applicable to both fee-for-service and 9 managed care administration of the Medicaid program, unless an 10 alternative rate or payment structure is mutually agreed upon 11 by the on-call service provider and the payor. 12 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 13 reimbursement rate for providers reimbursed under the 14 in-home-related care program shall not be less than the minimum 15 payment level as established by the federal government to meet 16 the federally mandated maintenance of effort requirement. 17 3. Unless otherwise directed in this section, when the 18 department’s reimbursement methodology for any provider 19 reimbursed in accordance with this section includes an 20 inflation factor, this factor shall not exceed the amount 21 by which the consumer price index for all urban consumers 22 increased during the calendar year ending December 31, 2002. 23 4. Notwithstanding section 234.38 , for the fiscal 24 year beginning July 1, 2019, the foster family basic daily 25 maintenance rate and the maximum adoption subsidy rate for 26 children ages 0 through 5 years shall be $16.78, the rate for 27 children ages 6 through 11 years shall be $17.45, the rate for 28 children ages 12 through 15 years shall be $19.10, and the 29 rate for children and young adults ages 16 and older shall 30 be $19.35. For youth ages 18 to 21 who have exited foster 31 care, the preparation for adult living program maintenance rate 32 shall be $602.70 per month. The maximum payment for adoption 33 subsidy nonrecurring expenses shall be limited to $500 and the 34 disallowance of additional amounts for court costs and other 35 -59- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 59/ 88
related legal expenses implemented pursuant to 2010 Iowa Acts, 1 chapter 1031, section 408 , shall be continued. 2 5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the maximum 3 reimbursement rates for social services providers under 4 contract shall remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2019, 5 or the provider’s actual and allowable cost plus inflation for 6 each service, whichever is less. However, if a new service 7 or service provider is added after June 30, 2019, the initial 8 reimbursement rate for the service or provider shall be based 9 upon a weighted average of provider rates for similar services. 10 6. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 11 reimbursement rates for resource family recruitment and 12 retention contractors shall be established by contract. 13 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 14 reimbursement rates for supervised apartment living foster care 15 providers shall be established by contract. 16 7. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 17 reimbursement rate for group foster care providers shall be the 18 combined service and maintenance reimbursement rate established 19 by contract. 20 8. The group foster care reimbursement rates paid for 21 placement of children out of state shall be calculated 22 according to the same rate-setting principles as those used for 23 in-state providers, unless the director of human services or 24 the director’s designee determines that appropriate care cannot 25 be provided within the state. The payment of the daily rate 26 shall be based on the number of days in the calendar month in 27 which service is provided. 28 9. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 29 reimbursement rate paid for shelter care and the child welfare 30 emergency services implemented to provide or prevent the need 31 for shelter care shall be established by contract. 32 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the combined 33 service and maintenance components of the reimbursement rate 34 paid for shelter care services shall be based on the financial 35 -60- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 60/ 88
and statistical report submitted to the department. The 1 maximum reimbursement rate shall be $101.83 per day. The 2 department shall reimburse a shelter care provider at the 3 provider’s actual and allowable unit cost, plus inflation, not 4 to exceed the maximum reimbursement rate. 5 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141, subsection 8 , for the 6 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the amount of the statewide 7 average of the actual and allowable rates for reimbursement of 8 juvenile shelter care homes that is utilized for the limitation 9 on recovery of unpaid costs shall remain at the amount in 10 effect for this purpose in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 11 2018. 12 10. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the 13 department shall calculate reimbursement rates for intermediate 14 care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability 15 at the 80th percentile. Beginning July 1, 2019, the rate 16 calculation methodology shall utilize the consumer price index 17 inflation factor applicable to the fiscal year beginning July 18 1, 2019. 19 11. Effective July 1, 2019, the child care provider 20 reimbursement rates shall remain at the rates in effect on June 21 30, 2019. The department shall set rates in a manner so as 22 to provide incentives for a nonregistered provider to become 23 registered by applying any increase only to registered and 24 licensed providers. 25 12. The department may adopt emergency rules to implement 26 this section. 27 Sec. 32. EMERGENCY RULES. 28 1. If specifically authorized by a provision of this 29 division of this Act, the department of human services or 30 the mental health and disability services commission may 31 adopt administrative rules under section 17A.4, subsection 32 3 , and section 17A.5, subsection 2 , paragraph “b”, to 33 implement the provisions of this division of this Act and 34 the rules shall become effective immediately upon filing or 35 -61- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 61/ 88
on a later effective date specified in the rules, unless the 1 effective date of the rules is delayed or the applicability 2 of the rules is suspended by the administrative rules review 3 committee. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section 4 shall not take effect before the rules are reviewed by the 5 administrative rules review committee. The delay authority 6 provided to the administrative rules review committee under 7 section 17A.4, subsection 7 , and section 17A.8, subsection 9 , 8 shall be applicable to a delay imposed under this section, 9 notwithstanding a provision in those sections making them 10 inapplicable to section 17A.5, subsection 2 , paragraph “b”. 11 Any rules adopted in accordance with the provisions of this 12 section shall also be published as a notice of intended action 13 as provided in section 17A.4 . 14 2. If during a fiscal year, the department of human 15 services is adopting rules in accordance with this section 16 or as otherwise directed or authorized by state law, and the 17 rules will result in an expenditure increase beyond the amount 18 anticipated in the budget process or if the expenditure was 19 not addressed in the budget process for the fiscal year, the 20 department shall notify the persons designated by this division 21 of this Act for submission of reports, the chairpersons and 22 ranking members of the committees on appropriations, and 23 the department of management concerning the rules and the 24 expenditure increase. The notification shall be provided at 25 least 30 calendar days prior to the date notice of the rules 26 is submitted to the administrative rules coordinator and the 27 administrative code editor. 28 Sec. 33. REPORTS. Any reports or other information 29 required to be compiled and submitted under this Act during the 30 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, shall be submitted to the 31 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 32 subcommittee on health and human services, the legislative 33 services agency, and the legislative caucus staffs on or 34 before the dates specified for submission of the reports or 35 -62- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 62/ 88
information. 1 Sec. 34. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following 2 provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed of 3 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 4 1. The provision relating to section 232.141 and directing 5 the state court administrator and the division administrator of 6 the department of human services division of child and family 7 services to make the determination, by June 15, 2019, of the 8 distribution of funds allocated for the payment of the expenses 9 of court-ordered services provided to juveniles which are a 10 charge upon the state. 11 DIVISION VI 12 HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS —— FY 2019-2020 13 Sec. 35. PHARMACEUTICAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. There is 14 appropriated from the pharmaceutical settlement account created 15 in section 249A.33 to the department of human services for the 16 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, 17 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 18 used for the purpose designated: 19 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to 20 supplement the appropriations made in this Act for medical 21 contracts under the medical assistance program for the fiscal 22 year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 234,193 24 Sec. 36. QUALITY ASSURANCE TRUST FUND —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 25 SERVICES. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary and 26 subject to the availability of funds, there is appropriated 27 from the quality assurance trust fund created in section 28 249L.4 to the department of human services for the fiscal year 29 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 30 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes 31 designated: 32 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act from the 33 general fund of the state to the department of human services 34 for medical assistance for the same fiscal year: 35 -63- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 63/ 88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 58,570,397 1 Sec. 37. HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRUST FUND —— 2 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding any provision to 3 the contrary and subject to the availability of funds, there is 4 appropriated from the hospital health care access trust fund 5 created in section 249M.4 to the department of human services 6 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 7 30, 2020, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 8 necessary, for the purposes designated: 9 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act from the 10 general fund of the state to the department of human services 11 for medical assistance for the same fiscal year: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,920,554 13 Sec. 38. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM —— NONREVERSION 14 FOR FY 2019-2020. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , if moneys 15 appropriated for purposes of the medical assistance program for 16 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 17 2020, from the general fund of the state, the quality assurance 18 trust fund and the hospital health care access trust fund, are 19 in excess of actual expenditures for the medical assistance 20 program and remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 21 of the fiscal year, the excess moneys shall not revert but 22 shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of the 23 medical assistance program until the close of the succeeding 24 fiscal year. 25 DIVISION VII 26 GRADUATED SANCTION, COURT-ORDERED, AND GROUP FOSTER CARE 27 SERVICES AND FUNDING WORK GROUP 28 Sec. 39. GRADUATED SANCTION, COURT-ORDERED, AND GROUP 29 FOSTER CARE SERVICES AND FUNDING WORK GROUP. 30 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 31 requires: 32 a. “Court-ordered services” means the defined or specific 33 care and treatment that is ordered by the court for an eligible 34 child and for which no other payment source is available to 35 -64- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 64/ 88
cover the cost. 1 b. “Department” means the department of human services. 2 c. “Eligible child” means a child who has been adjudicated 3 delinquent, is at risk, or has been certified by the chief 4 juvenile court officer as eligible for court-ordered services. 5 d. “Graduated sanction services” includes community-based 6 interventions, school-based supervision, and supportive 7 enhancements provided in community-based settings to an 8 eligible child who is adjudicated delinquent or who is at risk 9 of adjudication. 10 2. The division of criminal and juvenile justice planning 11 of the department of human rights shall convene and provide 12 administrative support to a work group to review and develop 13 a plan to transfer the administration of graduated sanctions 14 and court-ordered services and funding and the oversight of 15 group foster care placements for eligible children from the 16 department to the office of the state court administrator. 17 The plan shall ensure that the office of the state court 18 administrator has the capacity, resources, and expertise to 19 manage the funding and services effectively. 20 3. a. In addition to a representative of the division of 21 criminal and juvenile justice planning of the department of 22 human rights, the membership of the work group shall include 23 but is not limited to representatives of all of the following: 24 (1) The judicial branch, including the state court 25 administrator or the state court administrator’s designee, 26 a juvenile court judge, at least one chief juvenile court 27 officer, and a representative with fiscal and contract 28 experience. 29 (2) The department of human services, including 30 representatives with experience managing graduated sanctions 31 funding and group foster care placements. 32 (3) The department of justice. 33 (4) The juvenile justice advisory committee. 34 (5) Member and nonmember agencies of the coalition for 35 -65- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 65/ 88
family and children’s services in Iowa. 1 (6) Providers of community-based services for eligible 2 children. 3 (7) Providers of group foster care. 4 (8) Attorneys who represent children in juvenile justice 5 proceedings. 6 (9) County attorneys. 7 (10) Federal Title IV-E funding and services subject matter 8 experts. 9 (11) Individuals who formerly received services as eligible 10 children or their parents. 11 b. In addition, the work group membership shall include 12 four members of the general assembly. The legislative members 13 shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the work group, 14 with one member to be appointed by each of the following: the 15 majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the 16 senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the 17 minority leader of the house of representatives. 18 c. In addition to the members specified, the division 19 of criminal and juvenile justice planning may include other 20 stakeholders with interest or expertise on the work group. 21 d. Any expenses incurred by a member of the work group 22 shall be the responsibility of the individual member or the 23 respective entity represented by the member. 24 4. The work group shall do all of the following: 25 a. Develop an action plan to transfer the administration 26 of juvenile court graduated sanction services, court-ordered 27 services, and associated funding from the department to the 28 office of the state court administrator or other appropriate 29 state entity. 30 b. Develop an action plan to transfer the oversight of 31 group foster care services for eligible children from the 32 department to the office of the state court administrator or 33 other appropriate state entity with the necessary expertise to 34 provide such services. 35 -66- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 66/ 88
c. Develop an action plan to transfer administration of the 1 juvenile detention home fund created in section 232.142 from 2 the department to the office of the state court administrator 3 or other appropriate state entity. 4 d. Evaluate current resources to determine the most 5 efficient means of suitably equipping the office of the state 6 court administrator or other appropriate state entity with 7 the policies and legal authority; staffing; contracting, 8 procurement, data, and quality assurance capabilities; 9 and other resources necessary to manage such funds and 10 associated services effectively. The evaluation shall 11 require collaboration with the department to manage transition 12 activities. 13 e. Recommend statutory and administrative policies and 14 court rules to promote collaborative case planning and quality 15 assurance between the department and juvenile court services 16 for youth who may be involved in both the child welfare and 17 juvenile justice systems or who may utilize the same providers 18 or services. 19 f. Determine the impact and role of the federal Family 20 First Prevention Services Act relative to the various funding 21 streams and services under the purview of the work group, and 22 recommend statutory and administrative policies and rules to 23 coordinate the duties of the work group with implementation and 24 administration of the federal Act. 25 g. Determine the role of the decategorization of child 26 welfare and juvenile justice funding initiative pursuant 27 to section 232.188 relative to the other funding streams 28 and services under the purview of the work group, and make 29 recommendations regarding the future of the initiative 30 including the potential transfer of administration of the 31 initiative from the department to the office of the state court 32 administrator or other appropriate state entity. 33 h. Consult with other state juvenile court systems and 34 subject matter experts to review administration of similar 35 -67- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 67/ 88
programs, to glean information on lessons learned and best 1 practices, and to determine the types of community and 2 residential services that have demonstrated effectiveness for 3 eligible children. 4 5. The division of criminal and juvenile justice planning 5 of the department of human rights shall submit a report of the 6 findings and recommendations of the work group, including a 7 plan to implement the recommendations by July 1, 2021, to the 8 governor and the general assembly by December 15, 2019. 9 DIVISION VIII 10 MEDICAID MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS 11 Sec. 40. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS —— NOTIFICATION 12 TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The department of human services shall 13 notify the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint 14 appropriations subcommittee on health and human services, the 15 legislative services agency, and the legislative caucus staffs 16 as follows: 17 1. Within thirty days of the execution of a Medicaid managed 18 care contract or amendment to a Medicaid managed care contract. 19 2. Within thirty days of the determination by the 20 department during each measurement year whether to return the 21 incentive payment withhold amount to the Medicaid managed care 22 organization based upon performance and the criteria used in 23 making the determination. 24 DIVISION IX 25 IOWA DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— MEDICAID CLAIMING 26 Sec. 41. IOWA DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— MEDICAID CLAIMING. The 27 department on aging and the department of human services shall 28 continue to collaborate to develop a cost allocation plan 29 requesting Medicaid administrative funding to provide for the 30 claiming of federal financial participation for aging and 31 disability resource center activities that are performed to 32 assist with administration of the Medicaid program. By January 33 1, 2021, the department of human services shall submit to 34 the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United 35 -68- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 68/ 88
States department of health and human services any Medicaid 1 state plan amendment as necessary and shall enter into any 2 interagency agreement with the department on aging to implement 3 this section. 4 DIVISION X 5 DECATEGORIZATION FY 2017 CARRYOVER FUNDING 6 Sec. 42. DECATEGORIZATION CARRYOVER FUNDING FY 2017 —— 7 TRANSFER TO MEDICAID PROGRAM. Notwithstanding section 232.188, 8 subsection 5, paragraph “b”, any state-appropriated moneys in 9 the funding pool that remained unencumbered or unobligated 10 at the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and 11 were deemed carryover funding to remain available for the two 12 succeeding fiscal years that still remain unencumbered or 13 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 14 2018, shall not revert but shall be transferred to the medical 15 assistance program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. 16 Sec. 43. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 17 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 18 Sec. 44. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 19 Act applies retroactively to July 1, 2018. 20 DIVISION XI 21 PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS 22 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) 23 Sec. 45. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 45, as amended 24 by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, section 10, is amended to read 25 as follows: 26 SEC. 45. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK 27 GRANT. There is appropriated from the fund created in section 28 8.41 to the department of human services for the fiscal year 29 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, from moneys 30 received under the federal temporary assistance for needy 31 families (TANF) block grant pursuant to the federal Personal 32 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 33 Pub. L. No. 104-193, and successor legislation, the following 34 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 35 -69- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 69/ 88
purposes designated: 1 1. To be credited to the family investment program account 2 and used for assistance under the family investment program 3 under chapter 239B : 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,539,006 5 4,025,108 6 2. To be credited to the family investment program account 7 and used for the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) 8 program and implementing family investment agreements in 9 accordance with chapter 239B : 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,412,060 11 5,192,060 12 3. To be used for the family development and 13 self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section 14 216A.107 : 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,883,980 16 2,898,980 17 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this 18 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 19 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 20 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of 21 the succeeding fiscal year. However, unless such moneys are 22 encumbered or obligated on or before September 30, 2019, the 23 moneys shall revert. 24 4. For field operations: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,296,232 26 32,465,681 27 5. For general administration: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,744,000 29 6. For state child care assistance: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,166,826 31 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 32 $26,205,412 is transferred to the child care and development 33 block grant appropriation made by the Eighty-seventh General 34 Assembly, 2018 session, for the federal fiscal year beginning 35 -70- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 70/ 88
October 1, 2018, and ending September 30, 2019. Of this 1 amount, $200,000 shall be used for provision of educational 2 opportunities to registered child care home providers in order 3 to improve services and programs offered by this category 4 of providers and to increase the number of providers. The 5 department may contract with institutions of higher education 6 or child care resource and referral centers to provide 7 the educational opportunities. Allowable administrative 8 costs under the contracts shall not exceed 5 percent. The 9 application for a grant shall not exceed two pages in length. 10 b. Any funds appropriated in this subsection remaining 11 unallocated shall be used for state child care assistance 12 payments for families who are employed including but not 13 limited to individuals enrolled in the family investment 14 program. 15 7. For child and family services: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,380,654 17 8. For child abuse prevention grants: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 19 9. For pregnancy prevention grants on the condition that 20 family planning services are funded: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,913,203 22 1,890,203 23 Pregnancy prevention grants shall be awarded to programs 24 in existence on or before July 1, 2018, if the programs have 25 demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall be awarded to 26 pregnancy prevention programs which are developed after July 27 1, 2018, if the programs are based on existing models that 28 have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall comply with 29 the requirements provided in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 208, 30 section 14, subsections 1 and 2 , including the requirement that 31 grant programs must emphasize sexual abstinence. Priority in 32 the awarding of grants shall be given to programs that serve 33 areas of the state which demonstrate the highest percentage of 34 unplanned pregnancies of females of childbearing age within the 35 -71- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 71/ 88
geographic area to be served by the grant. 1 10. For technology needs and other resources necessary 2 to meet federal welfare reform reporting, tracking, and case 3 management requirements: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,037,186 5 862,186 6 11. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, 7 including but not limited to requirements in section 8.41 or 8 provisions in 2017 or 2018 Iowa Acts regarding the receipt and 9 appropriation of federal block grants, federal funds from the 10 temporary assistance for needy families block grant received by 11 the state and not otherwise appropriated in this section and 12 remaining available for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, 13 are appropriated to the department of human services to the 14 extent as may be necessary to be used in the following priority 15 order: the family investment program, for state child care 16 assistance program payments for families who are employed, and 17 for the family investment program share of system costs for 18 eligibility determination and related functions. The federal 19 funds appropriated in this paragraph “a” shall be expended 20 only after all other funds appropriated in subsection 1 for 21 assistance under the family investment program, in subsection 6 22 for child care assistance, or in subsection 10 for technology 23 costs related to the family investment program, as applicable, 24 have been expended. For the purposes of this subsection, the 25 funds appropriated in subsection 6, paragraph “a”, for transfer 26 to the child care and development block grant appropriation 27 are considered fully expended when the full amount has been 28 transferred. 29 b. The department shall, on a quarterly basis, advise the 30 legislative services agency and department of management of 31 the amount of funds appropriated in this subsection that was 32 expended in the prior quarter. 33 12. Of the amounts appropriated in this section, 34 $12,962,008 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, is 35 -72- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 72/ 88
transferred to the appropriation of the federal social services 1 block grant made to the department of human services for that 2 fiscal year. 3 13. For continuation of the program providing categorical 4 eligibility for the food assistance program as specified 5 for the program in the section of this division of this Act 6 relating to the family investment program account: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,236 8 13,000 9 14. The department may transfer funds allocated in this 10 section to the appropriations made in this division of this Act 11 for the same fiscal year for general administration and field 12 operations for resources necessary to implement and operate the 13 services referred to in this section and those funded in the 14 appropriation made in this division of this Act for the same 15 fiscal year for the family investment program from the general 16 fund of the state. 17 15. With the exception of moneys allocated under this 18 section for the family development and self-sufficiency grant 19 program, to the extent moneys allocated in this section are 20 deemed by the department not to be necessary to support the 21 purposes for which they are allocated, such moneys may be 22 used in the same fiscal year for any other purpose for which 23 funds are allocated in this section or in section 7 of this 24 division for the family investment program account. If there 25 are conflicting needs, priority shall first be given to the 26 family investment program account as specified under subsection 27 1 of this section and used for the purposes of assistance under 28 the family investment program under chapter 239B , followed by 29 state child care assistance program payments for families who 30 are employed, followed by other priorities as specified by the 31 department. 32 FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS 33 Sec. 46. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 46, subsection 34 4, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, section 11, is 35 -73- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 73/ 88
amended to read as follows: 1 4. Moneys appropriated in this division of this Act and 2 credited to the FIP account for the fiscal year beginning July 3 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, are allocated as follows: 4 a. To be retained by the department of human services to 5 be used for coordinating with the department of human rights 6 to more effectively serve participants in FIP and other shared 7 clients and to meet federal reporting requirements under the 8 federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000 10 20,000 11 b. To the department of human rights for staffing, 12 administration, and implementation of the family development 13 and self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section 14 216A.107 : 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,192,834 16 (1) Of the funds allocated for the family development 17 and self-sufficiency grant program in this paragraph “b”, 18 not more than 5 percent of the funds shall be used for the 19 administration of the grant program. 20 (2) The department of human rights may continue to implement 21 the family development and self-sufficiency grant program 22 statewide during fiscal year 2018-2019. 23 (3) The department of human rights may engage in activities 24 to strengthen and improve family outcomes measures and 25 data collection systems under the family development and 26 self-sufficiency grant program. 27 c. For the diversion subaccount of the FIP account: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 749,694 29 815,000 30 A portion of the moneys allocated for the subaccount may 31 be used for field operations, salaries, data management 32 system development, and implementation costs and support 33 deemed necessary by the director of human services in order to 34 administer the FIP diversion program. To the extent moneys 35 -74- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 74/ 88
allocated in this paragraph “c” are deemed by the department 1 not to be necessary to support diversion activities, such 2 moneys may be used for other efforts intended to increase 3 engagement by family investment program participants in work, 4 education, or training activities, or for the purposes of 5 assistance under the family investment program in accordance 6 with chapter 239B . 7 d. For the food assistance employment and training program: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,588 9 (1) The department shall apply the federal supplemental 10 nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training 11 state plan in order to maximize to the fullest extent permitted 12 by federal law the use of the 50 percent federal reimbursement 13 provisions for the claiming of allowable federal reimbursement 14 funds from the United States department of agriculture 15 pursuant to the federal SNAP employment and training program 16 for providing education, employment, and training services 17 for eligible food assistance program participants, including 18 but not limited to related dependent care and transportation 19 expenses. 20 (2) The department shall continue the categorical federal 21 food assistance program eligibility at 160 percent of the 22 federal poverty level and continue to eliminate the asset test 23 from eligibility requirements, consistent with federal food 24 assistance program requirements. The department shall include 25 as many food assistance households as is allowed by federal 26 law. The eligibility provisions shall conform to all federal 27 requirements including requirements addressing individuals who 28 are incarcerated or otherwise ineligible. 29 e. For the JOBS program: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,139,821 31 11,919,821 32 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT 33 Sec. 47. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 51, unnumbered 34 paragraph 2, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, 35 -75- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 75/ 88
section 18, is amended to read as follows: 1 For medical assistance program reimbursement and associated 2 costs as specifically provided in the reimbursement 3 methodologies in effect on June 30, 2018, except as otherwise 4 expressly authorized by law, consistent with options under 5 federal law and regulations, and contingent upon receipt of 6 approval from the office of the governor of reimbursement for 7 each abortion performed under the program: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,337,841,375 9 1,488,141,375 10 GROUP FOSTER CARE REALLOCATION 11 Sec. 48. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 57, subsection 12 3, paragraph a, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, 13 section 28, is amended to read as follows: 14 a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 15 $34,536,648 is allocated as the statewide expenditure target 16 under section 232.143 for group foster care maintenance and 17 services. If the department projects that such expenditures 18 for the fiscal year will be less than the target amount 19 allocated in this paragraph “a”, the department may reallocate 20 the excess to provide additional funding for family foster 21 care, independent living, family safety, risk and permanency 22 services, shelter care , or the child welfare emergency services 23 addressed with the allocation for shelter care. 24 SHELTER CARE ALLOCATION 25 Sec. 49. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 57, subsection 26 6, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, section 28, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 6. Notwithstanding section 234.35 or any other provision of 29 law to the contrary, state funding Of the funds appropriated 30 in this section, a sufficient amount is allocated for shelter 31 care and the child welfare emergency services contracting 32 implemented to provide for or prevent the need for shelter care 33 shall be limited to $8,096,158 . 34 OTHER FUNDING FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES 35 -76- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 76/ 88
Sec. 50. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 57, subsection 1 6, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, section 28, is 2 amended by adding the following new subsection: 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 24. If a separate funding source is 4 identified that reduces the need for state funds within an 5 allocation under this section, the allocated state funds may be 6 redistributed to other allocations under this section for the 7 same fiscal year. 8 MEDICAID —— INITIAL THREE-DAY REIMBURSEMENT 9 Sec. 51. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, section 128, 10 subsection 2, paragraph a, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. If a Medicaid member is receiving court-ordered services 12 or treatment for a substance-related disorder pursuant to 13 chapter 125 or for a mental illness pursuant to chapter 229 , 14 such services or treatment shall be provided and reimbursed 15 for an initial period of three days before a managed care 16 organization may apply medical necessity criteria to determine 17 the most if continuation of the service is appropriate 18 services, treatment, or placement for the Medicaid member . 19 Sec. 52. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 20 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 21 Sec. 53. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 22 Act applies retroactively to July 1, 2018. 23 DIVISION XII 24 HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FUTURE REPEAL 25 Sec. 54. Section 249M.5, Code 2019, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 249M.5 Future repeal. 28 This chapter is repealed July 1, 2019 2021 . 29 Sec. 55. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 30 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 31 DIVISION XIII 32 MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES —— TRANSFER OF FUNDS 33 Sec. 56. MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES —— TRANSFER 34 OF FUNDS. Notwithstanding section 331.432, a county with a 35 -77- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 77/ 88
population of over 300,000 based on the most recent federal 1 decennial census, may transfer funds from any other fund of the 2 county to the mental health and disability regional services 3 fund for the purposes of providing mental health and disability 4 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and 5 ending June 30, 2020. The county shall submit a report to 6 the governor and the general assembly by September 1, 2020, 7 including the source of any funds transferred, the amount of 8 the funds transferred, and the mental health and disability 9 services provided with the transferred funds. 10 DIVISION XIV 11 APPROPRIATION TO BOARD OF REGENTS —— PSYCHIATRIC PROFESSIONALS 12 Sec. 57. There is appropriated from the general fund of 13 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following 15 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 16 purposes designated: 17 1. For rural psychiatric residencies to support the annual 18 creation and training of four psychiatric residents who will 19 provide mental health services in underserved areas of the 20 state: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 22 2. For psychiatric training to increase access to mental 23 health care services by expanding the mental health workforce 24 via training of additional physician assistants and nurse 25 practitioners: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000 27 DIVISION XV 28 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL 29 Sec. 58. Section 217.3, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 4. Approve the budget of the department of human services 32 prior to submission to the governor. Prior to approval of the 33 budget, the council shall publicize and hold a public hearing 34 to provide explanations and hear questions, opinions, and 35 -78- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 78/ 88
suggestions regarding the budget. Invitations to the hearing 1 shall be extended to the governor, the governor-elect, the 2 director of the department of management, and other persons 3 deemed by the council as integral to the budget process. The 4 budget materials submitted to the governor shall include a 5 review of options for revising the medical assistance program 6 made available by federal action or by actions implemented 7 by other states as identified by the department, the medical 8 assistance advisory council and the executive committee of the 9 medical assistance advisory council created in section 249A.4B , 10 and by county representatives. The review shall address what 11 potential revisions could be made in this state and how the 12 changes would be beneficial to Iowans. 13 Sec. 59. Section 249A.4B, Code 2019, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 249A.4B Medical assistance advisory council. 16 1. A medical assistance advisory council is created to 17 comply with 42 C.F.R. §431.12 based on section 1902(a)(4) of 18 the federal Social Security Act and to advise the director 19 about health and medical care services under the medical 20 assistance program. The council shall meet no more than 21 quarterly. The director of public health and a public member 22 of the council selected by the public members of the council 23 specified in subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , shall serve as 24 co-chairpersons of the council. 25 2. a. The council shall consist of the following voting 26 members: 27 (1) Five professional or business entity members selected 28 by the entities specified pursuant to subsection 3, paragraph 29 “a” . 30 (2) Five public members appointed pursuant to subsection 3, 31 paragraph “b” . Of the five public members, at least one member 32 shall be a recipient of medical assistance. 33 b. The council shall include all of the following nonvoting 34 members: 35 -79- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 79/ 88
(1) The director of public health, or the director’s 1 designee. 2 (2) The director of the department on aging, or the 3 director’s designee. 4 (3) The long-term care ombudsman, or the long-term care 5 ombudsman’s designee. 6 (4) The dean of Des Moines university osteopathic medical 7 center, or the dean’s designee. 8 (5) The dean of the university of Iowa college of medicine, 9 or the dean’s designee. 10 (6) A member of the hawk-i board created in section 514I.5, 11 selected by the members of the hawk-i board. 12 (7) The following members of the general assembly, each for 13 a term of two years as provided in section 69.16B: 14 (a) Two members of the house of representatives, one 15 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives 16 and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of 17 representatives from their respective parties. 18 (b) Two members of the senate, one appointed by the 19 president of the senate after consultation with the majority 20 leader of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader 21 of the senate. 22 2. 3. The voting membership of the council shall include 23 all of the following voting members be selected or appointed 24 as follows : 25 a. The five professional or business entity members shall 26 be selected by the entities specified under this paragraph “a” . 27 The five professional or business entity members selected shall 28 be the president, or the president’s representative, of each 29 of the following professional or business entities entity , or 30 a member of each of the following professional or business 31 entities, selected entity, designated by the entity : . 32 (1) The Iowa medical society. 33 (2) The Iowa osteopathic medical association. 34 (3) The Iowa academy of family physicians. 35 -80- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 80/ 88
(4) The Iowa chapter of the American academy of pediatrics. 1 (5) The Iowa physical therapy association. 2 (6) The Iowa dental association. 3 (7) The Iowa nurses association. 4 (8) The Iowa pharmacy association. 5 (9) The Iowa podiatric medical society. 6 (10) The Iowa optometric association. 7 (11) The Iowa association of community providers. 8 (12) The Iowa psychological association. 9 (13) The Iowa psychiatric society. 10 (14) The Iowa chapter of the national association of social 11 workers. 12 (15) The coalition for family and children’s services in 13 Iowa. 14 (16) The Iowa hospital association. 15 (17) The Iowa association of rural health clinics. 16 (18) The Iowa primary care association. 17 (19) Free clinics of Iowa. 18 (20) The opticians’ association of Iowa, inc. 19 (21) The Iowa association of hearing health professionals. 20 (22) The Iowa speech and hearing association. 21 (23) The Iowa health care association. 22 (24) The Iowa association of area agencies on aging. 23 (25) AARP. 24 (26) The Iowa caregivers association. 25 (27) Leading age Iowa. 26 (28) The Iowa association for home care. 27 (29) The Iowa council of health care centers. 28 (30) The Iowa physician assistant society. 29 (31) The Iowa association of nurse practitioners. 30 (32) The Iowa nurse practitioner society. 31 (33) The Iowa occupational therapy association. 32 (34) The ARC of Iowa, formerly known as the association for 33 retarded citizens of Iowa. 34 (35) The national alliance on mental illness. 35 -81- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 81/ 88
(36) The Iowa state association of counties. 1 (37) The Iowa developmental disabilities council. 2 (38) The Iowa chiropractic society. 3 (39) The Iowa academy of nutrition and dietetics. 4 (40) The Iowa behavioral health association. 5 (41) The midwest association for medical equipment services 6 or an affiliated Iowa organization. 7 b. Ten The five public members shall be public 8 representatives which may include members of consumer groups, 9 including recipients of medical assistance or their families, 10 consumer organizations, and others, appointed by the governor 11 for staggered terms of two years each, none of whom shall be 12 members of, or practitioners of, or have a pecuniary interest 13 in any of the professional or business entities specifically 14 represented under paragraph “a” , and a majority of whom shall be 15 current or former recipients of medical assistance or members 16 of the families of current or former recipients . 17 c. A member of the hawk-i board created in section 514I.5 , 18 selected by the members of the hawk-i board. 19 3. The council shall include all of the following nonvoting 20 members: 21 a. The director of public health, or the director’s 22 designee. 23 b. The director of the department on aging, or the 24 director’s designee. 25 c. The long-term care ombudsman, or the long-term care 26 ombudsman’s designee. 27 d. The dean of Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical 28 center, or the dean’s designee. 29 e. The dean of the university of Iowa college of medicine, 30 or the dean’s designee. 31 f. The following members of the general assembly, each for a 32 term of two years as provided in section 69.16B : 33 (1) Two members of the house of representatives, one 34 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives 35 -82- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 82/ 88
and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of 1 representatives from their respective parties. 2 (2) Two members of the senate, one appointed by the 3 president of the senate after consultation with the majority 4 leader of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader 5 of the senate. 6 4. a. An executive committee of the council is created and 7 shall consist of the following members of the council: 8 (1) Five of the professional or business entity members 9 designated pursuant to subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , and 10 selected by the members specified under that paragraph, as 11 voting members. 12 (2) Five of the public members appointed pursuant to 13 subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , and selected by the members 14 specified under that paragraph, as voting members. Of the five 15 public members, at least one member shall be a recipient of 16 medical assistance. 17 (3) The director of public health, or the director’s 18 designee, as a nonvoting member. 19 b. The executive committee shall meet on a monthly basis. 20 The director of public health and the public member serving as 21 co-chairperson of the council shall serve as co-chairpersons of 22 the executive committee. 23 c. 4. Based upon the deliberations of the council and the 24 executive committee , the executive committee council shall make 25 recommendations to the director regarding the budget, policy, 26 and administration of the medical assistance program. 27 5. For each council meeting, other than those held during 28 the time the general assembly is in session, each legislative 29 member of the council shall be reimbursed for actual travel 30 and other necessary expenses and shall receive a per diem as 31 specified in section 7E.6 for each day in attendance, as shall 32 the members of the council or the executive committee who are 33 recipients or the family members of recipients of medical 34 assistance, regardless of whether the general assembly is in 35 -83- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 83/ 88
session. 1 6. The department shall provide staff support and 2 independent technical assistance to the council and the 3 executive committee . 4 7. The director shall consider the recommendations offered 5 by the council and the executive committee in the director’s 6 preparation of medical assistance budget recommendations to 7 the council on human services pursuant to section 217.3 and in 8 implementation of medical assistance program policies. 9 DIVISION XVI 10 TELEPHARMACY 11 Sec. 60. Section 155A.13, subsection 3, Code 2019, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 3. a. The board may issue a special or limited-use pharmacy 14 license based upon special conditions of use imposed pursuant 15 to rules adopted by the board for cases in which the board 16 determines that certain requirements may be waived. 17 b. The board shall adopt rules for the issuance of a special 18 or limited-use pharmacy license to a telepharmacy site. The 19 rules shall address: 20 (1) Requirements for establishment and operation of a 21 telepharmacy site, including but not limited to physical 22 requirements and required policies and procedures. 23 (2) Requirements for being a managing pharmacy. 24 (3) Requirements governing operating agreements between 25 telepharmacy sites and managing pharmacies. 26 (4) Training and experience required for certified pharmacy 27 technicians working at a telepharmacy site. 28 (5) Requirements for a pharmacist providing services to and 29 supervising a telepharmacy site. 30 (6) Any other health and safety concerns associated with a 31 telepharmacy site. 32 c. The board shall not issue a special or limited-use 33 pharmacy license to a proposed telepharmacy site if a licensed 34 pharmacy that dispenses prescription drugs to outpatients is 35 -84- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 84/ 88
located within ten miles by the shortest driving distance of 1 the proposed telepharmacy site unless the proposed telepharmacy 2 site is located on property owned, operated, or leased 3 by the state or unless the proposed telepharmacy site is 4 located within a hospital campus and is limited to inpatient 5 dispensing. The mileage requirement does not apply to a 6 telepharmacy site that has been approved by the board and is 7 operating as a telepharmacy prior to July 1, 2016. 8 d. An applicant seeking a special or limited-use pharmacy 9 license for a proposed telepharmacy site that does not meet the 10 mileage requirement established in paragraph “c” and is not 11 statutorily exempt from the mileage requirement may apply to 12 the board for a waiver of the mileage requirement. A waiver 13 request shall only be granted if the applicant can demonstrate 14 to the board that the proposed telepharmacy site is located in 15 an area where there is limited access to pharmacy services and 16 can establish the existence of compelling circumstances that 17 justify waiving the mileage requirement. The board’s decision 18 to grant or deny a waiver request shall be a proposed decision 19 subject to mandatory review by the director of public health. 20 The director shall review a proposed decision and shall have 21 the power to approve, modify, or veto a proposed decision. The 22 director’s decision on a waiver request shall be considered 23 final agency action subject to judicial review under chapter 24 17A . 25 e. c. The board shall issue a special or limited-use 26 pharmacy license to a telepharmacy site that meets the minimum 27 requirements established by the board by rule. 28 DIVISION XVII 29 MEDICAID COVERAGE —— PREGNANT WOMEN LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR 30 PERMANENT RESIDENCE 31 Sec. 61. MEDICAID COVERAGE —— PREGNANT WOMEN LAWFULLY 32 ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT 33 APPLICATION OF FIVE-YEAR WAITING PERIOD. 34 1. The department of human services shall seek a waiver from 35 -85- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 85/ 88
the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United 1 States department of health and human services to provide 2 coverage under the Medicaid program for pregnant women lawfully 3 admitted for permanent residence in the United States, without 4 application of the five-year waiting period. 5 2. If federal approval is received by the department, the 6 department shall provide Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 7 lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, 8 without application of the five-year waiting period, effective 9 the first day of the month following the department’s receipt 10 of federal approval. 11 3. The department of human services may adopt emergency 12 rules to implement this section. 13 DIVISION XVIII 14 CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS —— ENHANCED DELIVERY OF SERVICES REVIEW 15 Sec. 62. REVIEW TO PROVIDE ENHANCED DELIVERY OF SERVICES 16 FOR CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS. The director of the department 17 of public health and the director of the department of human 18 services shall develop recommendations for the enhanced 19 delivery of co-occurring conditions services. The directors 20 shall examine the current service delivery system to identify 21 opportunities for reducing the administrative burden on the 22 departments and providers, evaluate the use of an integrated 23 helpline and website and improvements in data collection 24 and sharing of outcomes, and create a structure for ongoing 25 collaboration. The directors shall submit a report including 26 findings, a five-year plan to address co-occurring conditions 27 across provider types and payors, and other recommendations to 28 the governor and general assembly by December 15, 2019. 29 DIVISION XIX 30 MEDICAID MANAGED CARE TERMINATION —— EXPEDITED CLAIMS DISPUTE 31 PROCESS 32 Sec. 63. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE TERMINATION —— EXPEDITED 33 CLAIMS DISPUTE PROCESS. No later than July 1, 2019, the 34 department of human services shall require an expedited claims 35 -86- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 86/ 88
dispute process for all outstanding claims to be applicable 1 if a managed care organization terminates coverage under the 2 Medicaid program. Such an expedited claims dispute process 3 shall, beginning on the date a managed care organization 4 terminates coverage, allow a provider, a member, or a member’s 5 authorized representative the option to dispute the managed 6 care organization’s claim adjudication within the required time 7 frames and consistent with this section. The managed care 8 organization shall report all disputed claims being processed 9 and the outcomes of such disputed claims to the department on a 10 monthly basis for at least two years following termination of 11 the managed care organization’s contract with the state. 12 Sec. 64. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 13 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 14 DIVISION XX 15 MEDICAID MEDICAL PRIOR AUTHORIZATION —— UNIFORM PROCESS —— 16 CENTRAL PORTAL 17 Sec. 65. MEDICAID —— MEDICAL PRIOR AUTHORIZATION UNIFORM 18 PROCESS. The department of human services shall adopt rules 19 pursuant to chapter 17A by October 1, 2019, to require that 20 both managed care and fee-for-service payment and delivery 21 systems utilize a uniform process, including but not limited to 22 uniform forms, information requirements, and time frames, to 23 request medical prior authorization under the Medicaid program. 24 The rules shall require the managed care organizations, 25 by contract, to implement the uniform process by a date as 26 determined by the department. 27 Sec. 66. MEDICAID MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM —— CENTRAL 28 PORTAL —— REVIEW. The department shall review the costs 29 associated with expanding the medical assistance management 30 information system to integrate a single, statewide system to 31 serve as a central portal for submission of all medical prior 32 authorization requests for the Medicaid program. The portal 33 shall not be designed to make or review final determinations 34 of managed care organization medical prior authorization 35 -87- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 87/ 88
requests, but shall only serve as a conduit to deliver medical 1 prior authorization requests to the appropriate managed care 2 organization. The results of the study shall be submitted to 3 the governor and the general assembly no later than March 31, 4 2020. 5 Sec. 67. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 6 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. > 7 ______________________________ COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS MICHAEL BREITBACH, CHAIRPERSON -88- HF766.2072 (2) 88 pf/rn 88/ 88