Senate File 242 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY RAGAN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to consumer education and outreach for the 2 Medicare Part D program, and providing an appropriation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2984SS 81 5 pf/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CONSUMER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH == MEDICARE 1 2 PART D == APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 1 3 general fund of the state to the insurance division of the 1 4 department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1 5 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, the following amount, or so 1 6 much thereof as is necessary, for the purpose designated: 1 7 For a consumer education and outreach program to reach 1 8 Iowans who are eligible for low=income prescription drug 1 9 coverage through Part D of the federal Medicare Prescription 1 10 Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 1 11 108=173: 1 12 .................................................. $ 500,000 1 13 The division of insurance shall partner with the area 1 14 agencies on aging, public health nurses, AARP Iowa, the older 1 15 Iowans legislature, health care providers, and advocates for 1 16 persons with disabilities and older Iowans in implementing the 1 17 consumer education and outreach program. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill appropriates $500,000 from the general fund of 1 20 the state to the insurance division of the department of 1 21 commerce for the fiscal year 2005=2006 to provide a consumer 1 22 education and outreach program to reach Iowans who are 1 23 eligible for low=income prescription drug coverage through 1 24 Part D of the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 1 25 and Modernization Act of 2003. The bill directs the division 1 26 of insurance to partner with the area agencies on aging, 1 27 public health nurses, AARP Iowa, the older Iowans legislature, 1 28 health care providers, and advocates for persons with 1 29 disabilities and older Iowans in implementing the consumer 1 30 education and outreach program. 1 31 LSB 2984SS 81 1 32 pf:nh/gg/14