House File 539 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 100)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the membership of the council with which the
2 director of human services consults regarding the medical
3 assistance program.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 1263HV 81
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 249A.4, subsection 8, unnumbered
1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 Shall advise and consult at least semiannually with a
1 4 council composed of the presidents or directors of the
1 5 following organizations or agencies, or a president's
1 6 representative who is a member of the organization represented
1 7 by the president, or a director's representative: the Iowa
1 8 medical society, the Iowa osteopathic medical association, the
1 9 Iowa academy of family physicians, the Iowa chapter of the
1 10 American academy of pediatrics, the Iowa physical therapy
1 11 association, the Iowa dental association, the Iowa nurses
1 12 association, the Iowa pharmacy association, the Iowa podiatric
1 13 medical society, the Iowa optometric association, the Iowa
1 14 association of community providers, the Iowa psychological
1 15 association, the Iowa psychiatric society, the Iowa chapter of
1 16 the national association of social workers, the coalition for
1 17 family and children's services in Iowa, the Iowa hospital
1 18 association, the Iowa association of rural health clinics, the
1 19 opticians' association of Iowa, inc., the Iowa association of
1 20 hearing health professionals, the Iowa speech and hearing
1 21 association, the Iowa health care association, the Iowa
1 22 association of area agencies on aging, AARP, the Iowa
1 23 caregivers association, the Iowa coalition of home and
1 24 community based services for seniors, the Iowa adult day
1 25 services association, the Iowa association for home care, the
1 26 Iowa council of health care centers, the Iowa physician
1 27 assistant society, the Iowa association of nurse
1 28 practitioners, the Iowa occupational therapy association, the
1 29 Iowa association of homes and services for the aging, the ARC
1 30 of Iowa which was formerly known as the association for
1 31 retarded citizens of Iowa, the alliance for the mentally ill
1 32 of Iowa, Iowa state association of counties, and the
1 33 governor's developmental disabilities council, together with
1 34 one person designated by the Iowa chiropractic society; one
1 35 state representative from each of the two major political
2 1 parties appointed by the speaker of the house, one state
2 2 senator from each of the two major political parties appointed
2 3 by the president of the senate, after consultation with the
2 4 majority leader and the minority leader of the senate, each
2 5 for a term of two years; four public representatives,
2 6 appointed by the governor for staggered terms of two years
2 7 each, none of whom shall be members of, or practitioners of,
2 8 or have a pecuniary interest in any of the professions or
2 9 businesses represented by any of the several professional
2 10 groups and associations specifically represented on the
2 11 council under this subsection, and at least one of whom shall
2 12 be a recipient of medical assistance; the director of public
2 13 health, or a representative designated by the director; the
2 14 director of the department of elder affairs, or a
2 15 representative designated by the director; the dean of Des
2 16 Moines university == osteopathic medical center, or a
2 17 representative designated by the dean; and the dean of the
2 18 university of Iowa college of medicine, or a representative
2 19 designated by the dean.
2 20 EXPLANATION
2 21 This bill adds to the membership of the council with which
2 22 the director of the department of human services is required
2 23 to consult regarding the medical assistance program (known as
2 24 the medical assistance advisory council, or MAAC) the
2 25 president, director, or the representative of the president or
2 26 director of the department of elder affairs, the coalition for
2 27 family and children's services in Iowa, the Iowa association
2 28 of area agencies on aging, AARP, the Iowa caregivers
2 29 association, the Iowa coalition of home and community based
2 30 services for seniors, and the Iowa adult day services
2 31 association.
2 32 LSB 1263HV 81
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