House File 214 



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                                       BY  FORD


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to provision of insurance for children of state
  2    employees under the state children's health insurance program.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2027HH 82
  5 pf/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  WAIVER == STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE
  1  2 PROGRAM == CHILDREN OF STATE EMPLOYEES.  The director of human
  1  3 services shall seek a waiver from the centers for Medicare and
  1  4 Medicaid services of the United States department of health
  1  5 and human services, to provide coverage to low=income children
  1  6 of state employees under the state children's health insurance
  1  7 program.  The director shall report the status of the waiver
  1  8 to the general assembly by January 15, 2008.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill directs the director of human services to seek a
  1 11 waiver from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to
  1 12 provide coverage for low=income children of state employees
  1 13 under the state children's health insurance program.  The
  1 14 director is to report the status of the waiver to the general
  1 15 assembly by January 15, 2008.
  1 16 LSB 2027HH 82
  1 17 pf:nh/es/88