House File 384

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HEATON


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to providing coverage under the healthy and well
  2    kids in Iowa (hawk=i) program as an option for medical support
  3    of a dependent.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2711YH 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  MEDICAL SUPPORT == HAWK=I OPTION.  The supreme
  1  2 court, in cooperation with the department of human services,
  1  3 shall determine the feasibility of utilizing coverage under
  1  4 the hawk=i program to fulfill the medical support obligation
  1  5 of parents to a dependent under a medical support order.  If
  1  6 the court determines that such option is feasible, the supreme
  1  7 court shall provide information to judges regarding this
  1  8 option and shall require judges to inform the parties to a
  1  9 medical support order of this option.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill directs the supreme court, in cooperation with
  1 12 the department of human services, to determine the feasibility
  1 13 of utilizing coverage under the hawk=i program to fulfill the
  1 14 medical support obligation of parents to a dependent under a
  1 15 medical support order.  The bill provides that if the court
  1 16 determines that such an option is feasible, the supreme court
  1 17 is directed to provide information to judges to inform them
  1 18 about the option and is directed to require judges to inform
  1 19 the parties to a medical support order of this option.
  1 20 LSB 2711YH 80
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