Senate File 59 - Introduced



                                  SENATE FILE       
                                  BY  WOOD, BOLKCOM, STEWART, RAGAN,
                                      SCHMITZ, KREIMAN, HANCOCK,
                                      BEALL, SCHOENJAHN, DOTZLER,
                                      HECKROTH, HORN, SENG, OLIVE,
                                      HATCH, DEARDEN, FRAISE,
                                      COURTNEY, GRONSTAL, KIBBIE,
                                      APPEL, CONNOLLY, HOGG, RIELLY,
                                      and QUIRMBACH


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to case management under the Medicaid elderly
  2    waiver and providing an appropriation.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2101XS 82
  5 pf/gg/14

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  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 2101XS 82
  1 31 pf:rj/gg/14