House File 125 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  FREVERT


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to and making an appropriation to provide for an
  2    uncompensated care additional payment to hospitals eligible
  3    for Medicaid reimbursement rate rebasing.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1955YH 83
  6 pf/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  UNCOMPENSATED CARE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TO
  1  2 HOSPITALS == APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the
  1  3 general fund of the state to the department of human services
  1  4 one million dollars for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  1  5 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, to be used to provide an
  1  6 uncompensated care additional payment to hospitals eligible
  1  7 for medical assistance program reimbursement rate rebasing.
  1  8 The funds shall be allocated on a prorated basis utilizing the
  1  9 hospital rebasing methodology used to provide hospital
  1 10 rebasing for inpatient and outpatient hospital services rates
  1 11 for the rebase period effective in the fiscal year beginning
  1 12 July 1, 2008.  The total amount of all payments made based
  1 13 upon a prorated rebasing methodology under this section shall
  1 14 not exceed the amount appropriated in this section.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill provides for an additional uncompensated care
  1 17 payment to be made for state fiscal year 2009=2010 to
  1 18 hospitals eligible for Medicaid program reimbursement rate
  1 19 rebasing.  The payment is to be made on a prorated basis
  1 20 utilizing the rebasing formula effective for state fiscal year
  1 21 2008=2009.  The total amount of payments made cannot exceed
  1 22 the $1 million appropriated under the bill.
  1 23 LSB 1955YH 83
  1 24 pf/nh/14