House File 2142 HOUSE FILE BY ALONS, FREEMAN, DE BOEF, CHAMBERS, BOAL, LUKAN, and MERTZ Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the eligibility of children under the healthy 2 and well kids in Iowa program, and providing effective dates. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6117YH 80 5 pf/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 514I.2, subsection 6, Code Supplement 1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 6. "Eligible child" means an individual who meets the 1 4 definition of "child" under 42 C.F.R. } 457.10 and the 1 5 criteria for participation in the program under section 1 6 514I.8. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 514I.5, subsection 8, paragraph e, Code 1 8 Supplement 2003, is amended by adding the following new 1 9 subparagraph: 1 10 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (15) Prenatal and delivery services. 1 11 Sec. 3. AMENDMENT OF STATE PLAN == STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH 1 12 INSURANCE PROGRAM. The department of human services shall 1 13 submit an amendment to the state children's health insurance 1 14 program state plan to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid of 1 15 the United States department of health and human services to 1 16 allow the state program to incorporate the provisions of 42 1 17 C.F.R. } 457.10. 1 18 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATES. 1 19 1. The sections of this Act amending sections 514I.2 and 1 20 514I.5 take effect upon receipt of approval by the department 1 21 of human services from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 1 22 of the United States department of health and human services 1 23 of the state plan amendment to the state children's health 1 24 insurance program as described in section 3 of this Act. Upon 1 25 receipt of the approval, the director of human services shall 1 26 inform the Iowa Code editor of the date that approval was 1 27 received. 1 28 2. The section of this Act requiring the department of 1 29 human services to submit an amendment to the state children's 1 30 health insurance program state plan, being deemed of immediate 1 31 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill relates to eligibility of children under the 1 34 healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk=i) program. The bill 1 35 changes the definition of "eligible child" to include an 2 1 individual who meets the definition of "child" under a federal 2 2 regulation. Under that regulation, 42 C.F.R. } 457.10, 2 3 "child" means an individual under the age of 19 including the 2 4 period from conception to birth. The bill also changes the 2 5 benefits to be provided under the hawk=i program to include 2 6 prenatal and delivery services. 2 7 The bill directs the department of human services to submit 2 8 a state children's health insurance program (SCHIP) state plan 2 9 amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of 2 10 the United States department of health and human services to 2 11 allow the state program to incorporate the provision of the 2 12 federal regulation. 2 13 The sections of the bill that amend the definition of 2 14 "eligible child" and add prenatal and delivery services to the 2 15 benefits package take effect upon receipt of approval of the 2 16 state plan amendment. The section of the bill directing the 2 17 department of human services to submit the state plan 2 18 amendment takes effect upon enactment. 2 19 LSB 6117YH 80 2 20 pf/sh/8