House File 100 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 100 BY HEATON A BILL FOR An Act relating to the inclusion of reasonable training costs 1 in the direct costs considered reimbursable for Medicaid 2 home and community-based services programs. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1274HH (1) 85 pf/nh

H.F. 100 Section 1. HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROVIDERS 1 —— REASONABLE COSTS OF STAFF TRAINING —— REIMBURSEMENT AS 2 DIRECT COSTS. The department of human services shall adopt 3 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide that reasonable 4 costs of staff training incurred by providers of home and 5 community-based services under the medical assistance program 6 are reimbursable as direct costs. Such reimbursement shall 7 include reimbursement of the reasonable costs associated with 8 the learning management system utilized under the college of 9 direct support training program. 10 EXPLANATION 11 This bill directs the department of human services to 12 adopt administrative rules to provide that the reasonable 13 costs of staff training incurred by providers of home and 14 community-based services under the medical assistance 15 (Medicaid) program are reimbursable as direct costs. The 16 reimbursement shall include reimbursement of the reasonable 17 costs associated with the learning management system utilized 18 under the college of direct support training program. 19 -1- LSB 1274HH (1) 85 pf/nh 1/ 1