House File 106 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEATON Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to including service animals as an eligible 2 service reimbursable under the home and community=based 3 services waivers. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1491YH 83 6 pf/nh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. SERVICE ANIMALS == ELIGIBLE SERVICE UNDER 1 2 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE HOME AND COMMUNITY=BASED SERVICES WAIVERS. 1 3 1. The department of human services shall submit a medical 1 4 assistance state plan amendment to the centers for Medicare 1 5 and Medicaid services of the United States department of 1 6 health and human services to add the securing and maintaining 1 7 of a service animal as an eligible service reimbursable under 1 8 the medical assistance home and community=based services 1 9 waivers. 1 10 2. If the state plan amendment is approved, the department 1 11 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this 1 12 section. 1 13 3. For the purposes of this section: 1 14 a. "Securing and maintaining" means any activity related 1 15 to the training and raising of the service animal including 1 16 but not limited to training, equipment and supplies, food, 1 17 licenses, and veterinary services. 1 18 b. "Service animal" means an animal individually trained 1 19 to assist or accommodate an individual with a mental, 1 20 physical, cognitive, psychological, emotional, or sensory 1 21 disability in order to maintain the individual's health, 1 22 safety, and independence. 1 23 EXPLANATION 1 24 This bill directs the department of human services to 1 25 submit a medical assistance state plan amendment to the 1 26 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to add the securing 1 27 and maintaining of a service animal as an eligible service 1 28 reimbursable under the medical assistance home and 1 29 community=based services waivers. If the state plan amendment 1 30 is approved, the department is directed to adopt rules 1 31 pursuant to chapter 17A to implement the provision. The bill 1 32 defines "service animal" and "securing and maintaining" for 1 33 the purposes of the bill. 1 34 LSB 1491YH 83 1 35 pf/nh/8