House File 40 HOUSE FILE BY SHOULTZ Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the personal needs allowance amount of a 2 medical assistance recipient residing in a nursing facility. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1558HH 80 5 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 249A.4, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 16. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 1 4 to increase the ongoing monthly personal needs allowance for a 1 5 medical assistance recipient residing in a nursing facility as 1 6 defined in section 135C.1 to fifty dollars beginning July 1, 1 7 2003. The rules shall provide that the amount shall be 1 8 increased annually thereafter by the same percentage as the 1 9 percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban 1 10 consumers during the twelve=month period prior to June of the 1 11 calendar year involved. 1 12 Sec. 2. EMERGENCY RULES. The department of human services 1 13 may adopt emergency rules to implement this Act. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill directs the director of human services to adopt 1 16 rules to increase the ongoing personal needs allowance for a 1 17 Medicaid recipient residing in a nursing facility to $50 1 18 beginning July 1, 2003. The rules are to provide that the 1 19 amount is to be increased annually thereafter by the same 1 20 percentage as the percentage increase in the consumer price 1 21 index for all urban consumers during the 12=month period prior 1 22 to June of the calendar year involved. The bill authorizes 1 23 the department to adopt emergency rules to implement the bill. 1 24 LSB 1558HH 80 1 25 pf/pj/5 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35