House File 617 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 154) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to inclusion of assisted living services under 2 the medical assistance home and community=based services 3 waiver for the elderly. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2251HV 81 6 pf/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. HOME AND COMMUNITY=BASED SERVICES WAIVER FOR 1 2 THE ELDERLY == INCLUSION OF ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES. 1 3 1. The department of human services shall request a waiver 1 4 from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the 1 5 United States department of health and human services to add 1 6 assisted living services to the home and community=based 1 7 services waiver for the elderly under the medical assistance 1 8 program. 1 9 2. If the department of human services receives approval 1 10 of the waiver, the department shall submit a plan for 1 11 implementation to the general assembly. However, the waiver 1 12 shall not be implemented prior to specific action by the 1 13 general assembly to implement the waiver. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill directs the department of human services (DHS) to 1 16 request a waiver from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 1 17 services of the United States department of health and human 1 18 services to add assisted living services to the home and 1 19 community=based services waiver for the elderly under the 1 20 medical assistance program. 1 21 The bill provides that if DHS receives approval of the 1 22 waiver, DHS is to submit a plan for implementation to the 1 23 general assembly. The bill also prohibits DHS from 1 24 implementing the waiver prior to specific action being taken 1 25 by the general assembly to implement the waiver. 1 26 LSB 2251HV 81 1 27 pf:nh/gg/14