House File 2024 HOUSE FILE BY HUSER and PETERSEN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the medical assistance eligibility for 2 juveniles who are inmates of public institutions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5257YH 80 5 pf/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 249A.34 JUVENILE INMATES OF 1 2 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS == MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY. 1 3 The department shall provide coverage under the medical 1 4 assistance program to a juvenile who is an inmate of a public 1 5 institution as described in section 1905(a)(27)(A) of the 1 6 Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. } 1 7 1396d(a)(27)(A), who would otherwise be eligible for the 1 8 medical assistance program. For the purposes of this section, 1 9 "juvenile" means a person under eighteen years of age. 1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill directs the department of human services to 1 12 provide coverage under the medical assistance (Medicaid) 1 13 program to juveniles who are considered inmates under the 1 14 federal Social Security Act. "Juvenile" is defined as a 1 15 person under 18 years of age. 1 16 LSB 5257YH 80 1 17 pf/cf/24 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35