House File 2159 HOUSE FILE BY MASCHER and STEVENS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to increasing the personal needs allowance under 2 the medical assistance program for residents of nursing 3 facilities. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6190HH 80 6 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE == PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE. 1 2 The department of human services shall adopt rules which 1 3 provide that the personal needs allowance under the medical 1 4 assistance program, which is retained by a resident of a 1 5 nursing facility, is seventy=five dollars per month, unless a 1 6 greater amount is allowed under state or federal law. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill directs the department of human services to adopt 1 9 rules to allow residents of nursing facilities participating 1 10 in the medical assistance program to retain a personal needs 1 11 allowance of $75 per month, unless a greater amount is allowed 1 12 to be retained under state or federal law. The current 1 13 personal needs allowance is $30 per month. 1 14 LSB 6190HH 80 1 15 pf/pj/5 1 16 1 17 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