House File 2355 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  STRUYK and HUSER


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the coverage of specialized medical equipment
  2    under medical assistance home and community=based services
  3    waivers.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6223YH 81
  6 pf/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  HOME AND COMMUNITY=BASED SERVICES WAIVERS ==
  1  2 SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.  The department of human
  1  3 services shall adopt rules to provide for the same level of
  1  4 coverage of specialized medical equipment under all medical
  1  5 assistance home and community=based services waivers.
  1  6                           EXPLANATION
  1  7    This bill requires the department of human services to
  1  8 adopt rules to provide for the same level of coverage of
  1  9 specialized medical equipment under all medical assistance
  1 10 home and community=based services waivers.  Currently, only
  1 11 the brain injury and physical disability waivers provide for
  1 12 coverage of specialized medical equipment.
  1 13 LSB 6223YH 81
  1 14 pf:nh/gg/14