House File 1049 H-1333 Amend House File 1049 as follows: 1 1. Page 33, after line 32 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 MEDICAID WAITING LISTS 4 Sec. ___. MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 5 WAIVERS —— ELIMINATION OF CURRENT WAITING LISTS. There 6 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 7 department of health and human services for the fiscal year 8 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, an amount 9 sufficient, as calculated by the Medicaid forecasting group 10 consisting of staff members from the department of health 11 and human services, the department of management, and the 12 fiscal services division of the legislative services agency, 13 to eliminate the waiting lists as of June 30, 2025, for the 14 Medicaid home and community-based services waivers. The 15 forecasting group shall include the amount appropriated and the 16 number of individuals eliminated from the waiting lists in the 17 first forecasting report published in the fiscal year beginning 18 July 1, 2025. > 19 2. Title page, line 13, by striking < and > 20 3. Title page, line 14, after < program; > by inserting < and 21 Medicaid waiting lists; > 22 4. By renumbering as necessary. 23 ______________________________ TUREK of Pottawattamie -1- HF 1049.2042 (1) 91 lh/ko 1/ 1 #1. #2. #3. #4.