Senate File 302 SENATE FILE BY KREIMAN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring the department of human services to report 2 annually concerning the costs and benefits of various 3 contracted services under the medical assistance program. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2809XS 80 6 jp/sh/8 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. Report annually by December 15 to the 1 4 governor and general assembly with a cost=benefit analysis of 1 5 the contract for managed care of adult substance abuse and 1 6 mental health services, any contract for insuring groups or 1 7 individuals as authorized in subsection 4, any contract for 1 8 processing and payment of claims as authorized in subsection 1 9 5, and any other contract for services that were previously 1 10 managed or performed directly by the department within the 1 11 ten=year period preceding the issuance date of the report. 1 12 The report shall include information on the potential costs or 1 13 cost savings for the department to reassume the management or 1 14 performance of the contracted services. 1 15 EXPLANATION 1 16 This bill amends Code section 249A.4, relating to the 1 17 duties of the director of human services under the medical 1 18 assistance (Medicaid) program, to require an annual report on 1 19 contracted services. The report is to provide a cost=benefit 1 20 analysis of the contract for managed care of adult substance 1 21 abuse and mental health services, any contract for group 1 22 health insurance, any contract for health maintenance 1 23 organization services, and any other contract for Medicaid 1 24 services that were directly performed or managed by the 1 25 department during the 10=year period preceding the issuance 1 26 date of the report. The report is required to include 1 27 information on the potential costs or cost savings for the 1 28 department to assume the management or performance of the 1 29 contracted services. 1 30 LSB 2809XS 80 1 31 jp/sh/8 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35