Senate File 15 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY KREIMAN (COMPANION TO LSB 1131HH BY HUSER) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the amount of the personal needs allowance for 2 residents of nursing facilities under the medical assistance 3 program. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1131XS 81 6 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 249A.30A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE == 1 2 PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE. 1 3 The personal needs allowance under the medical assistance 1 4 program, which may be retained by a resident of a nursing 1 5 facility as defined in section 135C.1, shall be fifty dollars 1 6 per month. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill allows residents of nursing facilities 1 9 participating in the medical assistance program to retain a 1 10 personal needs allowance of $50 per month. The current 1 11 personal needs allowance is $30 per month per administrative 1 12 rule. 1 13 LSB 1131XS 81 1 14 pf/pj/5