House File 20HOUSE FILE BY HUSER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to funding for case management under the Medicaid 2 elderly waiver and providing an appropriation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1319HH 82 5 pf/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CASE MANAGEMENT == MEDICAID ELDERLY WAIVER == 1 2 APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 3 the state to the department of elder affairs for the fiscal 1 4 year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the 1 5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 1 6 used for the purposes designated: 1 7 For case management services provided under the medical 1 8 assistance elderly waiver: 1 9 .................................................. $ 3,000,000 1 10 The department of elder affairs shall transfer the funds 1 11 appropriated in this section to the department of human 1 12 services in equal amounts on a quarterly basis to reimburse 1 13 the department of human services for case management services 1 14 provided under the medical assistance elderly waiver. 1 15 EXPLANATION 1 16 This bill provides for an appropriation of $3 million from 1 17 the general fund of the state to the department of elder 1 18 affairs for FY 2007=2008 for case management services provided 1 19 under the medical assistance elderly waiver. The bill directs 1 20 the department of elder affairs to transfer the funds 1 21 appropriated in equal amounts on a quarterly basis to 1 22 reimburse the department of human services for these case 1 23 management services. The Medicaid home and community=based 1 24 services elderly waiver provides service funding and 1 25 individualized supports to maintain eligible consumers in 1 26 their own homes or communities, who would otherwise require 1 27 care in a medical institution. Services include but are not 1 28 limited to adult day care, home delivery needs, home health 1 29 aid, and transportation. 1 30 LSB 1319HH 82 1 31 pf:rj/gg/14