House File 2460 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2460 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO LSB 5014HB) A BILL FOR An Act relating to appropriations for health and human services 1 and veterans and including other related provisions and 2 appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive 3 and other applicability date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn
H.F. 2460 DIVISION I 1 DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— FY 2016-2017 2 Section 1. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 121, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 SEC. 121. DEPARTMENT ON AGING. There is appropriated from 5 the general fund of the state to the department on aging for 6 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 7 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 8 to be used for the purposes designated: 9 For aging programs for the department on aging and area 10 agencies on aging to provide citizens of Iowa who are 60 years 11 of age and older with case management for frail elders, Iowa’s 12 aging and disabilities resource center, and other services 13 which may include but are not limited to adult day services, 14 respite care, chore services, information and assistance, 15 and material aid, for information and options counseling for 16 persons with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, 17 and for salaries, support, administration, maintenance, and 18 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 19 full-time equivalent positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,699,866 21 11,436,066 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 31.00 23 1. Funds appropriated in this section may be used to 24 supplement federal funds under federal regulations. To 25 receive funds appropriated in this section, a local area 26 agency on aging shall match the funds with moneys from other 27 sources according to rules adopted by the department. Funds 28 appropriated in this section may be used for elderly services 29 not specifically enumerated in this section only if approved 30 by an area agency on aging for provision of the service within 31 the area. 32 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $139,973 33 $279,946 is transferred to the economic development authority 34 for the Iowa commission on volunteer services to be used for 35 -1- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 1/ 116
H.F. 2460 the retired and senior volunteer program. 1 3. a. The department on aging shall establish and enforce 2 procedures relating to expenditure of state and federal funds 3 by area agencies on aging that require compliance with both 4 state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including but 5 not limited to all of the following: 6 (1) Requiring that expenditures are incurred only for goods 7 or services received or performed prior to the end of the 8 fiscal period designated for use of the funds. 9 (2) Prohibiting prepayment for goods or services not 10 received or performed prior to the end of the fiscal period 11 designated for use of the funds. 12 (3) Prohibiting the prepayment for goods or services 13 not defined specifically by good or service, time period, or 14 recipient. 15 (4) Prohibiting the establishment of accounts from which 16 future goods or services which are not defined specifically by 17 good or service, time period, or recipient, may be purchased. 18 b. The procedures shall provide that if any funds are 19 expended in a manner that is not in compliance with the 20 procedures and applicable federal and state laws, rules, and 21 regulations, and are subsequently subject to repayment, the 22 area agency on aging expending such funds in contravention of 23 such procedures, laws, rules and regulations, not the state, 24 shall be liable for such repayment. 25 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least 26 $125,000 $250,000 shall be used to fund the unmet needs 27 identified through Iowa’s aging and disability resource center 28 network. 29 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at 30 least $300,000 $600,000 shall be used to fund home and 31 community-based services through the area agencies on aging 32 that enable older individuals to avoid more costly utilization 33 of residential or institutional services and remain in their 34 own homes. 35 -2- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 2/ 116
H.F. 2460 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $406,833 1 $850,000 shall be used for the purposes of chapter 231E and 2 section 231.56A , of which $144,333 $350,000 shall be used for 3 the office of substitute decision maker pursuant to chapter 4 231E , and the remainder shall be distributed equally to the 5 area agencies on aging to administer the prevention of elder 6 abuse, neglect, and exploitation program pursuant to section 7 231.56A , in accordance with the requirements of the federal 8 Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. §3001 et seq., as 9 amended. 10 DIVISION II 11 OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN —— FY 2016-2017 12 Sec. 2. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 122, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 SEC. 122. OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. 15 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 16 to the office of long-term care ombudsman for the fiscal year 17 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 18 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 19 purposes designated: 20 For salaries, support, administration, maintenance, and 21 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 22 full-time equivalent positions: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 638,391 24 1,276,783 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 17.00 26 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $110,000 27 $220,000 shall be used to continue to provide for additional 28 local long-term care ombudsmen. 29 DIVISION III 30 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH —— FY 2016-2017 31 Sec. 3. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 123, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 SEC. 123. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. There is 34 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 35 -3- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 3/ 116
H.F. 2460 department of public health for the fiscal year beginning July 1 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or 2 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 3 designated: 4 1. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS 5 For reducing the prevalence of the use of tobacco, alcohol, 6 and other drugs, and treating individuals affected by addictive 7 behaviors, including gambling, and for not more than the 8 following full-time equivalent positions: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,631,845 10 26,988,690 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 10.00 12 a. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 13 $2,624,180 $5,248,361 shall be used for the tobacco use 14 prevention and control initiative, including efforts at the 15 state and local levels, as provided in chapter 142A . The 16 commission on tobacco use prevention and control established 17 pursuant to section 142A.3 shall advise the director of 18 public health in prioritizing funding needs and the allocation 19 of moneys appropriated for the programs and initiatives. 20 Activities of the programs and initiatives shall be in 21 alignment with the United States centers for disease control 22 and prevention best practices for comprehensive tobacco control 23 programs that include the goals of preventing youth initiation 24 of tobacco usage, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, 25 and promotion of tobacco cessation. To maximize resources, 26 the department shall determine if third-party sources are 27 available to instead provide nicotine replacement products 28 to an applicant prior to provision of such products to an 29 applicant under the initiative. The department shall track and 30 report to the individuals specified in this Act , any reduction 31 in the provision of nicotine replacement products realized 32 by the initiative through implementation of the prerequisite 33 screening. 34 (2) (a) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “a”, 35 -4- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 4/ 116
H.F. 2460 $226,533 is transferred to the The department shall collaborate 1 with the alcoholic beverages division of the department of 2 commerce for enforcement of tobacco laws, regulations, and 3 ordinances and to engage in tobacco control activities approved 4 by the division of tobacco use prevention and control of the 5 department of public health as specified in the memorandum of 6 understanding entered into between the divisions. 7 (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 8 June 30, 2017, the terms of the memorandum of understanding, 9 entered into between the division of tobacco use prevention 10 and control of the department of public health and the 11 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce, 12 governing compliance checks conducted to ensure licensed retail 13 tobacco outlet conformity with tobacco laws, regulations, and 14 ordinances relating to persons under eighteen 18 years of 15 age, shall continue to restrict the number of such checks to 16 one check per retail outlet, and one additional check for any 17 retail outlet found to be in violation during the first check. 18 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 19 $11,007,664 $21,740,329 shall be used for problem gambling and 20 substance-related disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery 21 services, including a 24-hour helpline, public information 22 resources, professional training, youth prevention, and program 23 evaluation. 24 (1) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “b”, $9,451,857 25 shall be used for substance-related disorder prevention and 26 treatment. 27 (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (1), 28 $449,650 shall be used for the public purpose of a grant 29 program to provide substance-related disorder prevention 30 programming for children. 31 (i) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph division 32 (a), $213,769 shall be used for grant funding for organizations 33 that provide programming for children by utilizing mentors. 34 Programs approved for such grants shall be certified or must 35 -5- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 5/ 116
H.F. 2460 be certified within six months of receiving the grant award 1 by the Iowa commission on volunteer services as utilizing the 2 standards for effective practice for mentoring programs. 3 (ii) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph division 4 (a), $213,419 shall be used for grant funding for organizations 5 providing programming that includes youth development and 6 leadership services. The programs shall also be recognized as 7 being programs that are scientifically based with evidence of 8 their effectiveness in reducing substance-related disorders in 9 children. 10 (iii) The department of public health shall utilize a 11 request for proposals process to implement the grant program. 12 (iv) All grant recipients shall participate in a program 13 evaluation as a requirement for receiving grant funds. 14 (v) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph division 15 (a), up to $22,461 may be used to administer substance-related 16 disorder prevention grants and for program evaluations. 17 (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph 18 (1), $136,301 shall be used for culturally competent 19 substance-related disorder treatment pilot projects. 20 (i) The department shall utilize the amount allocated 21 in this subparagraph division (b) for at least three pilot 22 projects to provide culturally competent substance-related 23 disorder treatment in various areas of the state. Each pilot 24 project shall target a particular ethnic minority population. 25 The populations targeted shall include but are not limited to 26 African American, Asian, and Latino. 27 (ii) The pilot project requirements shall provide for 28 documentation or other means to ensure access to the cultural 29 competence approach used by a pilot project so that such 30 approach can be replicated and improved upon in successor 31 programs. 32 (2) Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “b”, up 33 to $1,555,807 may be used for problem gambling prevention, 34 treatment, and recovery services. 35 -6- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 6/ 116
H.F. 2460 (a) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (2), 1 $1,286,881 shall be used for problem gambling prevention and 2 treatment. 3 (b) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (2), up to 4 $218,926 may be used for a 24-hour helpline, public information 5 resources, professional training, and program evaluation. 6 (c) Of the funds allocated in this subparagraph (2), up 7 to $50,000 may be used for the licensing of problem gambling 8 treatment programs. 9 (3) It is the intent of the general assembly that from the 10 moneys allocated in this paragraph “b”, persons with a dual 11 diagnosis of substance-related disorder and gambling addiction 12 shall be given priority in treatment services. 13 c. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 14 to standardize the availability, delivery, cost of delivery, 15 and accountability of problem gambling and substance-related 16 disorder treatment services statewide, the department shall 17 continue implementation of a process to create a system 18 for delivery of treatment services in accordance with the 19 requirements specified in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1187, section 20 3, subsection 4 . To ensure the system provides a continuum 21 of treatment services that best meets the needs of Iowans, 22 the problem gambling and substance-related disorder treatment 23 services in any area may be provided either by a single agency 24 or by separate agencies submitting a joint proposal. 25 (1) The system for delivery of substance-related disorder 26 and problem gambling treatment shall include problem gambling 27 prevention. 28 (2) The system for delivery of substance-related disorder 29 and problem gambling treatment shall include substance-related 30 disorder prevention by July 1, 2017. 31 (3) Of the funds allocated in paragraph “b”, the department 32 may use up to $50,000 for administrative costs to continue 33 developing and implementing the process in accordance with this 34 paragraph “c”. 35 -7- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 7/ 116
H.F. 2460 d. The requirement of section 123.53 123.17 , subsection 1 5 , is met by the appropriations and allocations made in this 2 division of this Act for purposes of substance-related disorder 3 treatment and addictive disorders for the fiscal year beginning 4 July 1, 2016. 5 e. The department of public health shall work with all 6 other departments that fund substance-related disorder 7 prevention and treatment services and all such departments 8 shall, to the extent necessary, collectively meet the state 9 maintenance of effort requirements for expenditures for 10 substance-related disorder services as required under the 11 federal substance-related disorder prevention and treatment 12 block grant. 13 2. HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 14 For promoting the optimum health status for children, 15 adolescents from birth through 21 years of age, and families, 16 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 17 positions: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,308,771 19 5,593,774 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 12.00 21 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not 22 more than $367,420 $734,841 shall be used for the healthy 23 opportunities for parents to experience success (HOPES)-healthy 24 families Iowa (HFI) program established pursuant to section 25 135.106 . The funding shall be distributed to renew the grants 26 that were provided to the grantees that operated the program 27 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. 28 b. In order to implement the legislative intent stated in 29 sections 135.106 and 256I.9 , that priority for home visitation 30 program funding be given to programs using evidence-based or 31 promising models for home visitation, it is the intent of the 32 general assembly to phase in the funding priority in accordance 33 with 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1133, section 2, subsection 2 , 34 paragraph “0b”. 35 -8- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 8/ 116
H.F. 2460 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $1,099,414 1 $3,175,059 shall be used for continuation of the department’s 2 initiative to provide for adequate developmental surveillance 3 and screening during a child’s first five years. The funds 4 shall be used first to fully fund the current sites to ensure 5 that the sites are fully operational, with the remaining 6 funds to be used for expansion to additional sites. The full 7 implementation and expansion shall include enhancing the scope 8 of the program through collaboration with the child health 9 specialty clinics to promote healthy child development through 10 early identification and response to both biomedical and social 11 determinants of healthy development; by monitoring child 12 health metrics to inform practice, document long-term health 13 impacts and savings, and provide for continuous improvement 14 through training, education, and evaluation; and by providing 15 for practitioner consultation particularly for children with 16 behavioral conditions and needs. The department of public 17 health shall also collaborate with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise 18 and the child health specialty clinics to integrate the 19 activities of the first five initiative into the establishment 20 of patient-centered medical homes, community utilities, 21 accountable care organizations, and other integrated care 22 models developed to improve health quality and population 23 health while reducing health care costs. To the maximum extent 24 possible, funding allocated in this paragraph shall be utilized 25 as matching funds for medical assistance program reimbursement. 26 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $37,320 27 $74,640 shall be distributed to a statewide dental carrier to 28 provide funds to continue the donated dental services program 29 patterned after the projects developed by the lifeline network 30 to provide dental services to indigent individuals who are 31 elderly or with disabilities. 32 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $55,997 33 $111,995 shall be used for childhood obesity prevention. 34 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $81,384 35 -9- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 9/ 116
H.F. 2460 $162,768 shall be used to provide audiological services and 1 hearing aids for children. The department may enter into a 2 contract to administer this paragraph. 3 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $12,500 4 $25,000 is transferred to the university of Iowa college of 5 dentistry for provision of primary dental services to children. 6 State funds shall be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis. 7 The university of Iowa college of dentistry shall coordinate 8 efforts with the department of public health, bureau of 9 oral and health delivery systems, to provide dental care to 10 underserved populations throughout the state. 11 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $25,000 12 $50,000 shall be used to address youth suicide prevention. 13 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $25,000 14 $50,000 shall be used to support the Iowa effort to address the 15 survey of children who experience adverse childhood experiences 16 known as ACEs. 17 j. The department of public health shall continue to 18 administer the program to assist parents in this state with 19 costs resulting from the death of a child in accordance with 20 the provisions of 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1140, section 22, 21 subsection 12 . 22 3. CHRONIC CONDITIONS 23 For serving individuals identified as having chronic 24 conditions or special health care needs, and for not more than 25 the following full-time equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,477,846 27 4,930,692 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.00 29 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $79,966 30 $159,932 shall be used for grants to individual patients who 31 have an inherited metabolic disorder to assist with the costs 32 of medically necessary foods and formula. 33 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $445,822 34 $891,644 shall be used for the brain injury services program 35 -10- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 10/ 116
H.F. 2460 pursuant to section 135.22B , including for continuation of the 1 contracts for resource facilitator services in accordance with 2 section 135.22B, subsection 9 , and to enhance brain injury 3 training and recruitment of service providers on a statewide 4 basis. Of the amount allocated in this paragraph, $47,500 5 $95,000 shall be used to fund one full-time equivalent position 6 to serve as the state brain injury services program manager. 7 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $273,991 8 $547,982 shall be used as additional funding to leverage 9 federal funding through the federal Ryan White Care Act, Tit. 10 II, AIDS drug assistance program supplemental drug treatment 11 grants. 12 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $74,911 13 $149,823 shall be used for the public purpose of continuing 14 to contract with an existing national-affiliated organization 15 to provide education, client-centered programs, and client 16 and family support for people living with epilepsy and their 17 families. The amount allocated in this paragraph in excess 18 of $50,000 $100,000 shall be matched dollar-for-dollar by the 19 organization specified. 20 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $392,557 21 $785,114 shall be used for child health specialty clinics. 22 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 23 $200,000 $400,000 shall be used by the regional autism 24 assistance program established pursuant to section 256.35 , 25 and administered by the child health specialty clinic located 26 at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. The funds 27 shall be used to enhance interagency collaboration and 28 coordination of educational, medical, and other human services 29 for persons with autism, their families, and providers of 30 services, including delivering regionalized services of care 31 coordination, family navigation, and integration of services 32 through the statewide system of regional child health specialty 33 clinics and fulfilling other requirements as specified in 34 chapter 225D . The university of Iowa shall not receive funds 35 -11- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 11/ 116
H.F. 2460 allocated under this paragraph for indirect costs associated 1 with the regional autism assistance program. 2 g. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $285,496 3 $570,993 shall be used for the comprehensive cancer control 4 program to reduce the burden of cancer in Iowa through 5 prevention, early detection, effective treatment, and ensuring 6 quality of life. Of the funds allocated in this paragraph “g”, 7 $75,000 $150,000 shall be used to support a melanoma research 8 symposium, a melanoma biorepository and registry, basic and 9 translational melanoma research, and clinical trials. 10 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $63,225 11 $101,450 shall be used for cervical and colon cancer screening, 12 and $150,000 $300,000 shall be used to enhance the capacity 13 of the cervical cancer screening program to include provision 14 of recommended prevention and early detection measures to a 15 broader range of low-income women. 16 i. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $263,347 17 $526,695 shall be used for the center for congenital and 18 inherited disorders. 19 j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $64,705 20 $129,411 shall be used for the prescription drug donation 21 repository program created in chapter 135M . 22 k. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $107,631 23 $215,263 shall be used by the department of public health 24 for reform-related activities, including but not limited to 25 facilitation of communication to stakeholders at the state and 26 local level, administering the patient-centered health advisory 27 council pursuant to section 135.159 , and involvement in health 28 care system innovation activities occurring across the state. 29 l. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $12,500 30 $25,000 shall be used for administration of chapter 124D , the 31 medical cannabidiol Act. 32 4. COMMUNITY CAPACITY 33 For strengthening the health care delivery system at the 34 local level, and for not more than the following full-time 35 -12- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 12/ 116
H.F. 2460 equivalent positions: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,410,667 2 7,739,136 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.00 4 13.00 5 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $49,707 6 $146,414 is allocated for continuation of the child vision 7 screening program implemented through the university of Iowa 8 hospitals and clinics in collaboration with early childhood 9 Iowa areas. The program shall submit a report to the 10 individuals identified in this Act for submission of reports 11 regarding the use of funds allocated under this paragraph 12 “a”. The report shall include the objectives and results for 13 the program year including the target population and how the 14 funds allocated assisted the program in meeting the objectives; 15 the number, age, and location within the state of individuals 16 served; the type of services provided to the individuals 17 served; the distribution of funds based on service provided; 18 and the continuing needs of the program. 19 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $55,328 20 $110,656 is allocated for continuation of an initiative 21 implemented at the university of Iowa and $49,952 $99,904 22 is allocated for continuation of an initiative at the state 23 mental health institute at Cherokee to expand and improve the 24 workforce engaged in mental health treatment and services. 25 The initiatives shall receive input from the university of 26 Iowa, the department of human services, the department of 27 public health, and the mental health and disability services 28 commission to address the focus of the initiatives. 29 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $582,314 30 $1,164,628 shall be used for essential public health services 31 that promote healthy aging throughout one’s lifespan, 32 contracted through a formula for local boards of health, to 33 enhance health promotion and disease prevention services. 34 d. Of the funds appropriated in this section subsection , 35 -13- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 13/ 116
H.F. 2460 $49,643 $99,286 shall be deposited in the governmental public 1 health system fund created in section 135A.8 to be used for the 2 purposes of the fund. 3 e. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $52,724 4 shall be used to continue to address the shortage of mental 5 health professionals in the state. 6 f. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $25,000 7 $50,000 shall be used for a grant to a statewide association 8 of psychologists that is affiliated with the American 9 psychological association to be used for continuation of a 10 program to rotate intern psychologists in placements in urban 11 and rural mental health professional shortage areas, as defined 12 in section 135.180 . 13 g. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 14 $1,441,484 $1,210,770 shall be allocated as a grant to the Iowa 15 primary care association to be used pursuant to section 135.153 16 for the statewide coordination of the Iowa collaborative 17 safety net provider network. Coordination of the network 18 shall focus on increasing access by underserved populations 19 to health care services, increasing integration of the 20 health system and collaboration across the continuum of care 21 with a focus on safety net services, and enhancing the Iowa 22 collaborative safety net provider network’s communication and 23 education efforts. The amount allocated as a grant under this 24 subparagraph (1) shall be used as follows to support the Iowa 25 collaborative safety net provider network goals of increased 26 access, health system integration, and engagement: 27 (a) For distribution to safety net partners in the state 28 that work to increase access of the underserved population to 29 health services: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 512,742 31 1,025,485 32 (i) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division 33 (a), up to $206,707 $413,415 shall be distributed to the 34 Iowa prescription drug corporation for continuation of the 35 -14- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 14/ 116
H.F. 2460 pharmaceutical infrastructure for safety net providers as 1 described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 108 . 2 (ii) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division 3 (a), up to $174,161 $348,322 shall be distributed to free 4 clinics and free clinics of Iowa for necessary infrastructure, 5 statewide coordination, provider recruitment, service delivery, 6 and provision of assistance to patients in securing a medical 7 home inclusive of oral health care. 8 (iii) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division 9 (a), up to $25,000 $50,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa 10 coalition against sexual assault to continue a training 11 program for sexual assault response team (SART) members, 12 including representatives of law enforcement, victim advocates, 13 prosecutors, and certified medical personnel. 14 (iv) Of the amount allocated in this subparagraph division 15 (a), up to $106,874 $213,748 shall be distributed to the Polk 16 county medical society for continuation of the safety net 17 provider patient access to a specialty health care initiative 18 as described in 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 109 . 19 (c) For distribution to safety net partners in the state 20 that work to serve as a resource for credible, accurate 21 information on health care-related needs and services 22 for vulnerable populations in the state including the 23 Iowa association of rural health clinics for necessary 24 infrastructure and service delivery transformation and the Iowa 25 primary care association to support partner engagement, program 26 management, and statewide coordination of the network: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 92,642 28 185,285 29 (2) The amount allocated under this paragraph “g” shall 30 not be reduced for administrative or other costs prior to 31 distribution. The Iowa collaborative safety net provider 32 network may continue to distribute funds allocated pursuant to 33 this paragraph “g” through existing contracts or renewal of 34 existing contracts. 35 -15- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 15/ 116
H.F. 2460 (3) For each goal of the Iowa collaborative safety net 1 provider network, the Iowa primary care association shall 2 submit a progress report to the individuals designated in this 3 Act for submission of reports by December 15, 2016, including 4 progress in developing and implementing the network, how the 5 funds were distributed and used in developing and implementing 6 the network, and the remaining needs identified to fully 7 develop and implement the network. 8 h. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $106,700 9 $213,400 shall be used for continuation of the work of the 10 direct care worker advisory council established pursuant to 11 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1188, section 69 , in implementing the 12 recommendations in the final report submitted by the advisory 13 council to the governor and the general assembly in March 2012, 14 including by continuing to develop, promote, and make available 15 on a statewide basis the prepare-to-care core curriculum and 16 its associated modules and specialties through various formats 17 including online access, community colleges, and other venues; 18 exploring new and maintaining existing specialties including 19 but not limited to oral health and dementia care; supporting 20 instructor training; and assessing and making recommendations 21 concerning the Iowa care book and information technology 22 systems and infrastructure uses and needs. 23 i. (1) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 24 $108,187 $216,375 shall be used for allocation to an 25 independent statewide direct care worker organization selected 26 through a request for proposals process. The contract shall 27 include performance and outcomes measures, and shall allow the 28 contractor to use a portion of the funds received under the 29 contract to collect data to determine results based on the 30 performance and outcomes measures. 31 (2) Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $37,500 32 $75,000 shall be used to provide scholarships or other forms of 33 subsidization for direct care worker educational conferences, 34 training, or outreach activities. 35 -16- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 16/ 116
H.F. 2460 j. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, the 1 department may use up to $29,087 $58,175 for up to one 2 full-time equivalent position to administer the volunteer 3 health care provider program pursuant to section 135.24 . 4 k. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $50,000 5 $100,000 shall be used for a matching dental education loan 6 repayment program to be allocated to a dental nonprofit health 7 service corporation to continue to develop the criteria and 8 implement the loan repayment program. 9 l. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $52,911 10 $179,882 is transferred to the college student aid commission 11 for deposit in the rural Iowa primary care trust fund created 12 in section 261.113 to be used for the purposes of the fund. 13 m. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $125,000 14 $250,000 shall be used for the purposes of the Iowa donor 15 registry as specified in section 142C.18 . 16 n. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $50,000 17 $100,000 shall be used for continuation of a grant to a 18 nationally affiliated volunteer eye organization that has an 19 established program for children and adults and that is solely 20 dedicated to preserving sight and preventing blindness through 21 education, nationally certified vision screening and training, 22 and community and patient service programs. The organization 23 shall submit a report to the individuals identified in this 24 Act for submission of reports regarding the use of funds 25 allocated under this paragraph “n”. The report shall include 26 the objectives and results for the program year including 27 the target population and how the funds allocated assisted 28 the program in meeting the objectives; the number, age, and 29 location within the state of individuals served; the type of 30 services provided to the individuals served; the distribution 31 of funds based on services provided; and the continuing needs 32 of the program. 33 o. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $1,000,000 34 $2,500,000 shall be deposited in the medical residency training 35 -17- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 17/ 116
H.F. 2460 account created in section 135.175, subsection 5, paragraph 1 “a” , and is appropriated from the account to the department 2 of public health to be used for the purposes of the medical 3 residency training state matching grants program as specified 4 in section 135.176 . However, notwithstanding any provision to 5 the contrary in section 135.176 , priority in the awarding of 6 the first $2,000,000 of moneys in the fund for grants shall be 7 given to sponsors that propose preference in the use of the 8 grant funds for psychiatric residency positions and family 9 practice residency positions and priority in the awarding of 10 any additional moneys in the fund shall be given to sponsors 11 that propose preference in the use of the grant funds for 12 internal medicine positions . 13 p. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $78,309 14 $156,619 is allocated to the university of Iowa hospitals and 15 clinics to continue a systematic and evidence-based practice 16 collaborative care model to improve outcomes of mental health 17 treatment in primary care settings in the state. Funds shall 18 be used to establish the collaborative care model in several 19 primary care practices in rural and urban areas throughout the 20 state, to provide staffing to administer the model, and to 21 provide staff training and database management to track and 22 manage patient outcomes. 23 5. HEALTHY AGING 24 To provide public health services that reduce risks and 25 invest in promoting and protecting good health over the 26 course of a lifetime with a priority given to older Iowans and 27 vulnerable populations: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,648,571 29 7,297,142 30 6. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 31 For reducing the incidence and prevalence of communicable 32 diseases, and for not more than the following full-time 33 equivalent positions: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 667,577 35 -18- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 18/ 116
H.F. 2460 1,335,155 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 2 7. PUBLIC PROTECTION 3 For protecting the health and safety of the public through 4 establishing standards and enforcing regulations, and for not 5 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,169,595 7 4,399,191 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 136.00 9 137.00 10 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, not more 11 than $227,350 $454,700 shall be credited to the emergency 12 medical services fund created in section 135.25 . Moneys in 13 the emergency medical services fund are appropriated to the 14 department to be used for the purposes of the fund. 15 b. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $101,516 16 $203,032 shall be used for sexual violence prevention 17 programming through a statewide organization representing 18 programs serving victims of sexual violence through the 19 department’s sexual violence prevention program. The amount 20 allocated in this paragraph “b” shall not be used to supplant 21 funding administered for other sexual violence prevention or 22 victims assistance programs. 23 c. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $299,375 24 $598,751 shall be used for the state poison control center. 25 Pursuant to the directive under 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 26 1140, section 102 , the federal matching funds available to 27 the state poison control center from the department of human 28 services under the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program 29 Reauthorization Act allotment shall be subject to the federal 30 administrative cap rule of 10 percent applicable to funding 31 provided under Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act and 32 included within the department’s calculations of the cap. 33 d. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $268,875 34 $537,750 shall be used for childhood lead poisoning provisions. 35 -19- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 19/ 116
H.F. 2460 8. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1 For establishing and sustaining the overall ability of the 2 department to deliver services to the public, and for not more 3 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 427,536 5 1,005,072 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00 7 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 8 a. The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics under 9 the control of the state board of regents shall not receive 10 indirect costs from the funds appropriated in this section. 11 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics billings to the 12 department shall be on at least a quarterly basis. 13 b. Unless otherwise already required under this section of 14 this Act, any entity to which appropriated funds are allocated 15 or distributed under this section shall submit a progress 16 report to the department of public health by December 15, 17 2016, which includes the objectives and results, to date, 18 for the program year and how the funds are assisting the 19 program in meeting the objectives, the target population 20 served and the type of services provided, and the continuing 21 needs of the recipient entity and the service population. The 22 department shall review the information reported and shall make 23 recommendations to the governor and the general assembly to 24 realign, bundle, or otherwise redistribute funding to meet the 25 needs identified and improve services during the subsequent 26 fiscal year. 27 c. The department of public health shall submit a report 28 to the individuals identified in this Act for submission 29 of reports by December 15, 2016, regarding a proposal for 30 realigning, bundling, redistributing, or otherwise adjusting 31 the department’s funding streams to reflect the department’s 32 priorities and goals and to provide increased flexibility in 33 the distribution of funding to meet these priorities and goals. 34 The proposal shall specifically include recommendations for a 35 -20- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 20/ 116
H.F. 2460 broader, more systematic and strategic workforce initiative 1 which may include a comprehensive study of workforce program 2 needs and the establishment of an advisory workgroup. The 3 proposal shall also specifically include strategies, developed 4 in collaboration with the department of education, to encourage 5 elementary and secondary education students to pursue careers 6 in the fields of health and health care. 7 DIVISION IV 8 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS —— FY 2016-2017 9 Sec. 4. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 124, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 SEC. 124. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. There is 12 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 13 department of veterans affairs for the fiscal year beginning 14 July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, 15 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 16 designated: 17 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 20 equivalent positions: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,273 22 1,200,546 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00 24 2. IOWA VETERANS HOME 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 26 purposes: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,797,498 28 7,594,996 29 a. The Iowa veterans home billings involving the department 30 of human services shall be submitted to the department on at 31 least a monthly basis. 32 c. Within available resources and in conformance with 33 associated state and federal program eligibility requirements, 34 the Iowa veterans home may implement measures to provide 35 -21- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 21/ 116
H.F. 2460 financial assistance to or on behalf of veterans or their 1 spouses who are participating in the community reentry program. 2 3. HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 3 For transfer to the Iowa finance authority for the 4 continuation of the home ownership assistance program for 5 persons who are or were eligible members of the armed forces of 6 the United States, pursuant to section 16.54 : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,250,000 8 2,500,000 9 Sec. 5. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 125, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 SEC. 125. LIMITATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN 12 AFFAIRS FUND STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. Notwithstanding the 13 standing appropriation in section 35A.16 for the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the amount 15 appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to 16 that section for the following designated purposes shall not 17 exceed the following amount: 18 For the county commissions of veteran affairs fund under 19 section 35A.16 : 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 495,000 21 990,000 22 DIVISION V 23 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FY 2016-2017 24 Sec. 6. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 126, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 SEC. 126. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK 27 GRANT. There is appropriated from the fund created in section 28 8.41 to the department of human services for the fiscal year 29 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, from moneys 30 received under the federal temporary assistance for needy 31 families (TANF) block grant pursuant to the federal Personal 32 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 33 Pub. L. No. 104-193, and successor legislation, the following 34 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 35 -22- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 22/ 116
H.F. 2460 purposes designated: 1 1. To be credited to the family investment program account 2 and used for assistance under the family investment program 3 under chapter 239B : 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,568,497 5 5,112,462 6 2. To be credited to the family investment program account 7 and used for the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) 8 program and implementing family investment agreements in 9 accordance with chapter 239B : 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,069,089 11 5,575,693 12 3. To be used for the family development and 13 self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section 14 216A.107 : 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,449,490 16 2,898,980 17 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this 18 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 19 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 20 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of 21 the succeeding fiscal year. However, unless such moneys are 22 encumbered or obligated on or before September 30, 2016, the 23 moneys shall revert. 24 4. For field operations: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,648,116 26 35,774,330 27 5. For general administration: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,872,000 29 3,744,000 30 6. For state child care assistance: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,523,555 32 46,866,826 33 a. Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 34 $13,164,048 $26,328,097 is transferred to the child care and 35 -23- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 23/ 116
H.F. 2460 development block grant appropriation made by the Eighty-sixth 1 General Assembly, 2016 Session, for the federal fiscal year 2 beginning October 1, 2016, and ending September 30, 2017. Of 3 this amount, $100,000 $200,000 shall be used for provision 4 of educational opportunities to registered child care home 5 providers in order to improve services and programs offered 6 by this category of providers and to increase the number of 7 providers. The department may contract with institutions 8 of higher education or child care resource and referral 9 centers to provide the educational opportunities. Allowable 10 administrative costs under the contracts shall not exceed 5 11 percent. The application for a grant shall not exceed two 12 pages in length. 13 b. Any funds appropriated in this subsection remaining 14 unallocated shall be used for state child care assistance 15 payments for families who are employed including but not 16 limited to individuals enrolled in the family investment 17 program. 18 7. For distribution to counties and regions through the 19 property tax relief fund for mental health and disability 20 services as provided in an appropriation made for this purpose: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,447,026 22 8. For child and family services: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,042,215 24 36,256,581 25 9. For child abuse prevention grants: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,500 27 125,000 28 10. For pregnancy prevention grants on the condition that 29 family planning services are funded: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 965,033 31 1,930,067 32 Pregnancy prevention grants shall be awarded to programs 33 in existence on or before July 1, 2016, if the programs have 34 demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall be awarded to 35 -24- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 24/ 116
H.F. 2460 pregnancy prevention programs which are developed after July 1 1, 2016, if the programs are based on existing models that 2 have demonstrated positive outcomes. Grants shall comply with 3 the requirements provided in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 208, 4 section 14, subsections 1 and 2 , including the requirement that 5 grant programs must emphasize sexual abstinence. Priority in 6 the awarding of grants shall be given to programs that serve 7 areas of the state which demonstrate the highest percentage of 8 unplanned pregnancies of females of childbearing age within the 9 geographic area to be served by the grant. 10 11. For technology needs and other resources necessary 11 to meet federal welfare reform reporting, tracking, and case 12 management requirements: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 518,593 14 1,037,186 15 12. For the family investment program share of the costs to 16 continue to develop and maintain a new, integrated eligibility 17 determination system: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,327,440 19 6,654,880 20 13. a. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, 21 including but not limited to requirements in section 8.41 or 22 provisions in 2015 or 2016 Iowa Acts regarding the receipt and 23 appropriation of federal block grants, federal funds from the 24 temporary assistance for needy families block grant received by 25 the state and not otherwise appropriated in this section and 26 remaining available for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 27 are appropriated to the department of human services to the 28 extent as may be necessary to be used in the following priority 29 order: the family investment program, for state child care 30 assistance program payments for families who are employed, and 31 for the family investment program share of costs to develop and 32 maintain a new, integrated eligibility determination system. 33 The federal funds appropriated in this paragraph “a” shall be 34 expended only after all other funds appropriated in subsection 35 -25- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 25/ 116
H.F. 2460 1 for the assistance under the family investment program, 1 in subsection 6 for child care assistance, or in subsection 2 12 for the family investment program share of the costs to 3 continue to develop and maintain a new, integrated eligibility 4 determination system, as applicable, have been expended. For 5 the purposes of this subsection, the funds appropriated in 6 subsection 6, paragraph “a”, for transfer to the child care 7 and development block grant appropriation are considered fully 8 expended when the full amount has been transferred. 9 b. The department shall, on a quarterly basis, advise the 10 legislative services agency and department of management of 11 the amount of funds appropriated in this subsection that was 12 expended in the prior quarter. 13 14. Of the amounts appropriated in this section, $6,481,004 14 $12,962,008 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, is 15 transferred to the appropriation of the federal social services 16 block grant made to the department of human services for that 17 fiscal year. 18 15. For continuation of the program providing categorical 19 eligibility for the food assistance program as specified for 20 the program in the section of this division of this 2016 Act 21 relating to the family investment program account: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500 23 25,000 24 16. The department may transfer funds allocated in this 25 section to the appropriations made in this division of this Act 26 for the same fiscal year for general administration and field 27 operations for resources necessary to implement and operate the 28 services referred to in this section and those funded in the 29 appropriation made in this division of this Act for the same 30 fiscal year for the family investment program from the general 31 fund of the state. 32 Sec. 7. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 127, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 SEC. 127. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT. 35 -26- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 26/ 116
H.F. 2460 1. Moneys credited to the family investment program (FIP) 1 account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and 2 ending June 30, 2017, shall be used to provide assistance in 3 accordance with chapter 239B . 4 2. The department may use a portion of the moneys credited 5 to the FIP account under this section as necessary for 6 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes. 7 3. The department may transfer funds allocated in 8 subsection 4 to the appropriations made in this division of 9 this Act for the same fiscal year for general administration 10 and field operations for resources necessary to implement and 11 operate the family investment program services referred to in 12 this section and those funded in the appropriation made in this 13 division of this Act for the same fiscal year for the family 14 investment program from the general fund of the state. 15 4. Moneys appropriated in this division of this Act and 16 credited to the FIP account for the fiscal year beginning July 17 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, are allocated as follows: 18 a. To be retained by the department of human services to 19 be used for coordinating with the department of human rights 20 to more effectively serve participants in FIP and other shared 21 clients and to meet federal reporting requirements under the 22 federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000 24 20,000 25 b. To the department of human rights for staffing, 26 administration, and implementation of the family development 27 and self-sufficiency grant program in accordance with section 28 216A.107 : 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,096,417 30 6,192,834 31 (1) Of the funds allocated for the family development 32 and self-sufficiency grant program in this paragraph “b”, 33 not more than 5 percent of the funds shall be used for the 34 administration of the grant program. 35 -27- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 27/ 116
H.F. 2460 (2) The department of human rights may continue to implement 1 the family development and self-sufficiency grant program 2 statewide during fiscal year 2016-2017. 3 (3) The department of human rights may engage in activities 4 to strengthen and improve family outcomes measures and 5 data collection systems under the family development and 6 self-sufficiency grant program. 7 c. For the diversion subaccount of the FIP account: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 407,500 9 815,000 10 A portion of the moneys allocated for the subaccount may 11 be used for field operations, salaries, data management 12 system development, and implementation costs and support 13 deemed necessary by the director of human services in order 14 to administer the FIP diversion program. To the extent 15 moneys allocated in this paragraph “c” are not deemed by the 16 department to be necessary to support diversion activities, 17 such moneys may be used for other efforts intended to increase 18 engagement by family investment program participants in work, 19 education, or training activities. 20 d. For the food assistance employment and training program: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,294 22 66,588 23 (1) The department shall apply the federal supplemental 24 nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training 25 state plan in order to maximize to the fullest extent permitted 26 by federal law the use of the 50 percent federal reimbursement 27 provisions for the claiming of allowable federal reimbursement 28 funds from the United States department of agriculture 29 pursuant to the federal SNAP employment and training program 30 for providing education, employment, and training services 31 for eligible food assistance program participants, including 32 but not limited to related dependent care and transportation 33 expenses. 34 (2) The department shall continue the categorical federal 35 -28- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 28/ 116
H.F. 2460 food assistance program eligibility at 160 percent of the 1 federal poverty level and continue to eliminate the asset test 2 from eligibility requirements, consistent with federal food 3 assistance program requirements. The department shall include 4 as many food assistance households as is allowed by federal 5 law. The eligibility provisions shall conform to all federal 6 requirements including requirements addressing individuals who 7 are incarcerated or otherwise ineligible. 8 e. For the JOBS program: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,770,199 10 16,129,101 11 5. Of the child support collections assigned under FIP, 12 an amount equal to the federal share of support collections 13 shall be credited to the child support recovery appropriation 14 made in this division of this Act. Of the remainder of the 15 assigned child support collections received by the child 16 support recovery unit, a portion shall be credited to the FIP 17 account, a portion may be used to increase recoveries, and a 18 portion may be used to sustain cash flow in the child support 19 payments account. If as a consequence of the appropriations 20 and allocations made in this section the resulting amounts 21 are insufficient to sustain cash assistance payments and meet 22 federal maintenance of effort requirements, the department 23 shall seek supplemental funding. If child support collections 24 assigned under FIP are greater than estimated or are otherwise 25 determined not to be required for maintenance of effort, the 26 state share of either amount may be transferred to or retained 27 in the child support payments account. 28 6. The department may adopt emergency rules for the family 29 investment, JOBS, food assistance, and medical assistance 30 programs if necessary to comply with federal requirements. 31 Sec. 8. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 128, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 SEC. 128. FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM GENERAL FUND. There 34 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 35 -29- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 29/ 116
H.F. 2460 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or 2 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 3 designated: 4 To be credited to the family investment program (FIP) 5 account and used for family investment program assistance under 6 chapter 239B : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,336,937 8 48,673,875 9 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $3,701,110 10 $10,553,408 is allocated for the JOBS program. 11 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,656,927 12 $3,313,854 is allocated for the family development and 13 self-sufficiency grant program. 14 3. Notwithstanding section 8.39 , for the fiscal year 15 beginning July 1, 2016, if necessary to meet federal 16 maintenance of effort requirements ; or to transfer federal 17 temporary assistance for needy families block grant funding 18 to be used for purposes of the federal social services block 19 grant ; or to meet cash flow needs resulting from delays in 20 receiving federal funding ; or to implement, in accordance 21 with this division of this Act, activities currently funded 22 with juvenile court services, county, or community moneys 23 and state moneys used in combination with such moneys ; to 24 comply with federal requirements; or to maximize the use of 25 federal funds , the department of human services may transfer 26 funds within or between any of the appropriations made in 27 this division of this Act and appropriations in law for the 28 federal social services block grant to the department for the 29 following purposes, provided that the combined amount of state 30 and federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant 31 funding for each appropriation remains the same before and 32 after the transfer: 33 a. For the family investment program. 34 b. For child care assistance. 35 -30- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 30/ 116
H.F. 2460 c. For child and family services. 1 d. For field operations. 2 e. For general administration. 3 f. For distribution to counties or regions through the 4 property tax relief fund for mental health and disability 5 services as provided in an appropriation for this purpose. 6 This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the use 7 of existing state transfer authority for other purposes. The 8 department shall report any transfers made pursuant to this 9 subsection to the legislative services agency. 10 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $97,839 11 $195,678 shall be used for continuation of a grant to an 12 Iowa-based nonprofit organization with a history of providing 13 tax preparation assistance to low-income Iowans in order to 14 expand the usage of the earned income tax credit. The purpose 15 of the grant is to supply this assistance to underserved areas 16 of the state. 17 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $30,000 18 $60,000 shall be used for the continuation of an unfunded 19 pilot project, as defined in 441 IAC 100.1 , relating to 20 parental obligations, in which the child support recovery 21 unit participates, to support the efforts of a nonprofit 22 organization committed to strengthening the community through 23 youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility 24 headquartered in a county with a population over 350,000. 25 The funds allocated in this subsection shall be used by 26 the recipient organization to develop a larger community 27 effort, through public and private partnerships, to support a 28 broad-based multi-county fatherhood initiative that promotes 29 payment of child support obligations, improved family 30 relationships, and full-time employment. 31 6. The department may transfer funds appropriated in this 32 section to the appropriations made in this division of this Act 33 for general administration and field operations as necessary 34 to administer this section and the overall family investment 35 -31- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 31/ 116
H.F. 2460 program. 1 Sec. 9. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 129, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 SEC. 129. CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY. There is appropriated 4 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 5 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 6 June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 7 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 8 For child support recovery, including salaries, support, 9 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 10 the following full-time equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,331,686 12 14,663,373 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 464.00 14 1. The department shall expend up to $12,164 $24,329 , 15 including federal financial participation, for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 2016, for a child support public awareness 17 campaign. The department and the office of the attorney 18 general shall cooperate in continuation of the campaign. The 19 public awareness campaign shall emphasize, through a variety 20 of media activities, the importance of maximum involvement of 21 both parents in the lives of their children as well as the 22 importance of payment of child support obligations. 23 2. Federal access and visitation grant moneys shall be 24 issued directly to private not-for-profit agencies that provide 25 services designed to increase compliance with the child access 26 provisions of court orders, including but not limited to 27 neutral visitation sites and mediation services. 28 3. The appropriation made to the department for child 29 support recovery may be used throughout the fiscal year in the 30 manner necessary for purposes of cash flow management, and for 31 cash flow management purposes the department may temporarily 32 draw more than the amount appropriated, provided the amount 33 appropriated is not exceeded at the close of the fiscal year. 34 4. With the exception of the funding amount specified, the 35 -32- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 32/ 116
H.F. 2460 requirements established under 2001 Iowa Acts, chapter 191, 1 section 3, subsection 5, paragraph “c” , subparagraph (3), shall 2 be applicable to parental obligation pilot projects for the 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017. 4 Notwithstanding 441 IAC 100.8 , providing for termination of 5 rules relating to the pilot projects, the rules shall remain 6 in effect until June 30, 2017. 7 Sec. 10. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 132, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 SEC. 132. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. There is appropriated from 10 the general fund of the state to the department of human 11 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 12 June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 13 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 14 For medical assistance program reimbursement and associated 15 costs as specifically provided in the reimbursement 16 methodologies in effect on June 30, 2016, except as otherwise 17 expressly authorized by law, consistent with options under 18 federal law and regulations, and contingent upon receipt of 19 approval from the office of the governor of reimbursement for 20 each abortion performed under the program: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 651,595,782 22 1,315,246,446 23 1. Iowans support reducing the number of abortions 24 performed in our state. Funds appropriated under this section 25 shall not be used for abortions, unless otherwise authorized 26 under this section. 27 2. The provisions of this section relating to abortions 28 shall also apply to the Iowa health and wellness plan created 29 pursuant to chapter 249N . 30 3. The department shall utilize not more than $30,000 31 $60,000 of the funds appropriated in this section to continue 32 the AIDS/HIV health insurance premium payment program as 33 established in 1992 Iowa Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, 34 chapter 1001, section 409, subsection 6 . Of the funds 35 -33- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 33/ 116
H.F. 2460 allocated in this subsection, not more than $2,500 $5,000 may 1 be expended for administrative purposes. 2 4. Of the funds appropriated in this Act to the department 3 of public health for addictive disorders, $475,000 $950,000 4 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, is transferred 5 to the department of human services for an integrated 6 substance-related disorder managed care system. The department 7 shall not assume management of the substance-related disorder 8 system in place of the managed care contractor unless such 9 a change in approach is specifically authorized in law. 10 The departments of human services and public health shall 11 work together to maintain the level of mental health and 12 substance-related disorder treatment services provided by the 13 managed care contractor through the Iowa plan for behavioral 14 health contractors . Each department shall take the steps 15 necessary to continue the federal waivers as necessary to 16 maintain the level of services. 17 5. a. The department shall aggressively pursue options for 18 providing medical assistance or other assistance to individuals 19 with special needs who become ineligible to continue receiving 20 services under the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, 21 and treatment program under the medical assistance program 22 due to becoming 21 years of age who have been approved for 23 additional assistance through the department’s exception to 24 policy provisions, but who have health care needs in excess 25 of the funding available through the exception to policy 26 provisions. 27 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $50,000 28 $100,000 shall be used for participation in one or more 29 pilot projects operated by a private provider to allow the 30 individual or individuals to receive service in the community 31 in accordance with principles established in Olmstead v. 32 L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), for the purpose of providing 33 medical assistance or other assistance to individuals with 34 special needs who become ineligible to continue receiving 35 -34- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 34/ 116
H.F. 2460 services under the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, 1 and treatment program under the medical assistance program 2 due to becoming 21 years of age who have been approved for 3 additional assistance through the department’s exception to 4 policy provisions, but who have health care needs in excess 5 of the funding available through the exception to the policy 6 provisions. 7 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 8 $1,525,041 $3,050,082 may be transferred to the field 9 operations or general administration appropriations in this 10 division of this Act for operational costs associated with Part 11 D of the federal Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and 12 Modernization Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-173. 13 7. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 14 $221,050 $442,100 may be transferred to the appropriation in 15 this division of this Act for medical contracts to be used 16 for clinical assessment services and prior authorization of 17 services. 18 8. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section 19 may be transferred to the appropriations in this division of 20 this Act for general administration, medical contracts, the 21 children’s health insurance program, or field operations to be 22 used for the state match cost to comply with the payment error 23 rate measurement (PERM) program for both the medical assistance 24 and children’s health insurance programs as developed by the 25 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States 26 department of health and human services to comply with the 27 federal Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 28 107-300. 29 9. The department shall continue to implement the 30 recommendations of the assuring better child health and 31 development initiative II (ABCDII) clinical panel to the 32 Iowa early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment 33 services healthy mental development collaborative board 34 regarding changes to billing procedures, codes, and eligible 35 -35- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 35/ 116
H.F. 2460 service providers. 1 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, a sufficient 2 amount is allocated to supplement the incomes of residents of 3 nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons 4 with mental illness, and intermediate care facilities for 5 persons with an intellectual disability, with incomes of less 6 than $50 in the amount necessary for the residents to receive a 7 personal needs allowance of $50 per month pursuant to section 8 249A.30A . 9 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, the following 10 amounts are transferred to the appropriations made in this 11 division of this Act for the state mental health institutes: 12 a. Cherokee mental health institute . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,549,212 13 b. Independence mental health institute . . . . . . $ 4,522,947 14 12. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, 15 $2,041,939 is allocated for the state match for a 16 disproportionate share hospital payment of $4,544,712 to 17 The hospitals that meet both of the conditions specified 18 in subparagraphs (1) and (2) . In addition, the hospitals 19 that meet the conditions specified shall either certify 20 public expenditures or transfer to the medical assistance 21 program an amount equal to provide the nonfederal share 22 for a disproportionate share hospital payment of $8,772,003 23 $26,633,430 . The hospitals that meet the conditions 24 specified shall receive and retain 100 percent of the total 25 disproportionate share hospital payment of $13,316,715 26 $26,633,430 . 27 (1) The hospital qualifies for disproportionate share and 28 graduate medical education payments. 29 (2) The hospital is an Iowa state-owned hospital with more 30 than 500 beds and eight or more distinct residency specialty 31 or subspecialty programs recognized by the American college of 32 graduate medical education. 33 b. Distribution of the disproportionate share payments 34 shall be made on a monthly basis. The total amount of 35 -36- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 36/ 116
H.F. 2460 disproportionate share payments including graduate medical 1 education, enhanced disproportionate share, and Iowa 2 state-owned teaching hospital payments shall not exceed the 3 amount of the state’s allotment under Pub. L. No. 102-234. 4 In addition, the total amount of all disproportionate 5 share payments shall not exceed the hospital-specific 6 disproportionate share limits under Pub. L. No. 103-66. 7 c. The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall either 8 certify public expenditures or transfer to the appropriations 9 made in this division of this Act for medical assistance an 10 amount equal to provide the nonfederal share for increased 11 medical assistance payments for inpatient and outpatient 12 hospital services of $4,950,000 $9,900,000 . The university of 13 Iowa hospitals and clinics shall receive and retain 100 percent 14 of the total increase in medical assistance payments. 15 d. Payment methodologies utilized for disproportionate 16 share hospitals and graduate medical education, and other 17 supplemental payments under the Medicaid program may be 18 adjusted or converted to other methodologies or payment types 19 to provide these payments through Medicaid managed care after 20 April 1, 2016 . The department of human services shall obtain 21 approval from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services 22 of the United States department of health and human services 23 prior to implementation of any such adjusted or converted 24 methodologies or payment types. 25 13. One hundred percent of the nonfederal share of payments 26 to area education agencies that are medical assistance 27 providers for medical assistance-covered services provided to 28 medical assistance-covered children, shall be made from the 29 appropriation made in this section. 30 14. Any new or renewed contract entered into by the 31 department with a third party to administer services under the 32 medical assistance program shall provide that any interest 33 earned on payments from the state during the state fiscal year 34 shall be remitted to the department and treated as recoveries 35 -37- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 37/ 116
H.F. 2460 to offset the costs of the medical assistance program. 1 15. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section 2 may be transferred to the appropriation in this division of 3 this Act for medical contracts to be used for administrative 4 activities associated with the money follows the person 5 demonstration project. 6 16. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $174,505 7 $349,011 shall be used for the administration of the health 8 insurance premium payment program, including salaries, support, 9 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes. 10 17. a. The department may increase the amounts allocated 11 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes 12 associated with the medical assistance program, as necessary, 13 to implement cost containment strategies. The department shall 14 report any such increase to the legislative services agency and 15 the department of management. 16 b. If the savings to the medical assistance program from 17 cost containment efforts exceed the cost for the fiscal 18 year beginning July 1, 2016, the department may transfer any 19 savings generated for the fiscal year due to medical assistance 20 program cost containment efforts to the appropriation 21 made in this division of this Act for medical contracts or 22 general administration to defray the increased contract costs 23 associated with implementing such efforts. 24 18. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 25 June 30, 2017, the replacement generation tax revenues required 26 to be deposited in the property tax relief fund pursuant to 27 section 437A.8, subsection 4, paragraph “d” , and section 28 437A.15, subsection 3, paragraph “f” , shall instead be credited 29 to and supplement the appropriation made in this section and 30 used for the allocations made in this section. 31 19. The department shall continue to administer the state 32 balancing incentive payments program as specified in 2012 Iowa 33 Acts, chapter 1133, section 14 . 34 20. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up 35 -38- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 38/ 116
H.F. 2460 to $25,000 $50,000 may be transferred by the department to 1 the appropriation made in this division of this Act to the 2 department for the same fiscal year for general administration 3 to be used for associated administrative expenses and for not 4 more than one full-time equivalent position, in addition to 5 those authorized for the same fiscal year, to be assigned to 6 implementing the children’s mental health home project. 7 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 8 $200,000 $400,000 may be transferred by the department to 9 the appropriation made to the department in this division of 10 this Act for the same fiscal year for Medicaid program-related 11 general administration planning and implementation activities. 12 The funds may be used for contracts or for personnel in 13 addition to the amounts appropriated for and the positions 14 authorized for general administration for the fiscal year. 15 c. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 16 $1,500,000 $3,000,000 may be transferred by the department 17 to the appropriations made in this division of this Act 18 for the same fiscal year for general administration or 19 medical contracts to be used to support the development 20 and implementation of standardized assessment tools for 21 persons with mental illness, an intellectual disability, a 22 developmental disability, or a brain injury. 23 21. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $125,000 24 $250,000 shall be used for lodging expenses associated with 25 care provided at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics 26 for patients with cancer whose travel distance is 30 miles or 27 more and whose income is at or below 200 percent of the federal 28 poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty 29 income guidelines published by the United States department of 30 health and human services. The department of human services 31 shall establish the maximum number of overnight stays and the 32 maximum rate reimbursed for overnight lodging, which may be 33 based on the state employee rate established by the department 34 of administrative services. The funds allocated in this 35 -39- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 39/ 116
H.F. 2460 subsection shall not be used as nonfederal share matching 1 funds. 2 22. The department of human services shall not implement 3 the following cost containment strategies as recommended by the 4 governor for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016: 5 a. A policy to ensure that reimbursement for Medicare Part A 6 and Medicare Part B crossover claims is limited to the Medicaid 7 reimbursement rate. 8 b. An adjustment to the reimbursement policy in order to end 9 the primary care physician rate increase originally authorized 10 by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation 11 Act of 2010, section 1202, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 42 U.S.C. 12 §1396a(a)(13)(C) that allows qualified primary care physicians 13 to receive the greater of the Medicare rate or Medicaid rate 14 for a specified set of codes. 15 23. The department shall report the implementation of 16 any cost containment strategies to the individuals specified 17 in this division of this Act for submission of reports upon 18 implementation. 19 24. The department shall report the implementation of any 20 improved processing changes and any related cost reductions 21 to the individuals specified in this division of this Act for 22 submission of reports upon implementation. 23 25. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $3,000,000 24 shall be used to implement reductions in the waiting lists 25 of all medical assistance home and community-based services 26 waivers. 27 26. The department shall submit a report to the individuals 28 identified in this Act for submission of reports, regarding 29 changes in home and community-based services waiver supported 30 employment and prevocational services by December 15, 2016. 31 27. The department shall require that all dental benefit 32 managers contracting with the department to provide benefits 33 under the dental wellness program meet contract requirements 34 including but not limited to those related to network adequacy, 35 -40- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 40/ 116
H.F. 2460 access to services, performance measures, and benefit design, 1 identical to those requirements for dental benefit managers 2 contracting under the program during the fiscal year beginning 3 July 1, 2015. 4 Sec. 11. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 133, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 SEC. 133. MEDICAL CONTRACTS. There is appropriated from the 7 general fund of the state to the department of human services 8 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 9 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 10 to be used for the purpose designated: 11 For medical contracts: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,806,982 13 17,045,964 14 1. The department of inspections and appeals shall 15 provide all state matching funds for survey and certification 16 activities performed by the department of inspections 17 and appeals. The department of human services is solely 18 responsible for distributing the federal matching funds for 19 such activities. 20 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $25,000 21 $50,000 shall be used for continuation of home and 22 community-based services waiver quality assurance programs, 23 including the review and streamlining of processes and policies 24 related to oversight and quality management to meet state and 25 federal requirements. 26 3. Of the amount appropriated in this section, up to 27 $100,000 $200,000 may be transferred to the appropriation 28 for general administration in this division of this Act to 29 be used for additional full-time equivalent positions in the 30 development of key health initiatives such as cost containment, 31 development and oversight of managed care programs, and 32 development of health strategies targeted toward improved 33 quality and reduced costs in the Medicaid program. 34 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $500,000 35 -41- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 41/ 116
H.F. 2460 $1,000,000 shall be used for planning and development, 1 in cooperation with the department of public health, of a 2 phased-in program to provide a dental home for children. 3 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $1,000,000 4 $2,000,000 shall be used for the autism support program created 5 in chapter 225D , with the exception of the following amounts of 6 this allocation which shall be used as follows: 7 a. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $125,000 8 $250,000 shall be deposited in the board-certified behavior 9 analyst and board-certified assistant behavior analyst grants 10 program fund created in section 135.181 , as enacted in this 11 Act, to be used for the purposes of the fund. 12 b. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $12,500 13 $25,000 shall be used for the public purpose of continuation 14 of a grant to a child welfare services provider headquartered 15 in a county with a population between 205,000 and 215,000 in 16 the latest certified federal census that provides multiple 17 services including but not limited to a psychiatric medical 18 institution for children, shelter, residential treatment, after 19 school programs, school-based programming, and an Asperger’s 20 syndrome program, to be used for support services for children 21 with autism spectrum disorder and their families. 22 c. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $12,500 23 $25,000 shall be used for the public purpose of continuing a 24 grant to a hospital-based provider headquartered in a county 25 with a population between 90,000 and 95,000 in the latest 26 certified federal census that provides multiple services 27 including but not limited to diagnostic, therapeutic, and 28 behavioral services to individuals with autism spectrum 29 disorder across one’s lifespan. The grant recipient shall 30 utilize the funds to continue the pilot project to determine 31 the necessary support services for children with autism 32 spectrum disorder and their families to be included in the 33 children’s disabilities services system. The grant recipient 34 shall submit findings and recommendations based upon the 35 -42- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 42/ 116
H.F. 2460 results of the pilot project to the individuals specified in 1 this division of this Act for submission of reports by December 2 31, 2015 2016 . 3 Sec. 12. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 134, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 SEC. 134. STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE. 6 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 7 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 8 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 9 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 10 purpose designated: 11 For the state supplementary assistance program: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,498,593 13 11,611,442 14 2. The department shall increase the personal needs 15 allowance for residents of residential care facilities by the 16 same percentage and at the same time as federal supplemental 17 security income and federal social security benefits are 18 increased due to a recognized increase in the cost of living. 19 The department may adopt emergency rules to implement this 20 subsection. 21 3. If during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 22 the department projects that state supplementary assistance 23 expenditures for a calendar year will not meet the federal 24 pass-through requirement specified in Tit. XVI of the federal 25 Social Security Act, section 1618, as codified in 42 U.S.C. 26 §1382g, the department may take actions including but not 27 limited to increasing the personal needs allowance for 28 residential care facility residents and making programmatic 29 adjustments or upward adjustments of the residential care 30 facility or in-home health-related care reimbursement rates 31 prescribed in this division of this Act to ensure that federal 32 requirements are met. In addition, the department may make 33 other programmatic and rate adjustments necessary to remain 34 within the amount appropriated in this section while ensuring 35 -43- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 43/ 116
H.F. 2460 compliance with federal requirements. The department may adopt 1 emergency rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. 2 Sec. 13. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 135, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 SEC. 135. CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. 5 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 7 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 8 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 9 purpose designated: 10 For maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) 11 program pursuant to chapter 514I , including supplemental dental 12 services, for receipt of federal financial participation under 13 Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act, which creates the 14 children’s health insurance program: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,206,922 16 9,176,652 17 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $21,400 18 $42,800 is allocated for continuation of the contract for 19 outreach with the department of public health. 20 Sec. 14. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 136, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 SEC. 136. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. There is appropriated 23 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 24 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 25 June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 26 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 27 For child care programs: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,704,334 29 36,389,561 30 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $21,844,620 31 $30,039,561 shall be used for state child care assistance in 32 accordance with section 237A.13 . 33 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed or is 34 intended as or shall imply a grant of entitlement for services 35 -44- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 44/ 116
H.F. 2460 to persons who are eligible for assistance due to an income 1 level consistent with the waiting list requirements of section 2 237A.13 . Any state obligation to provide services pursuant to 3 this section is limited to the extent of the funds appropriated 4 in this section. 5 3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $216,226 6 is allocated for the statewide grant program for child care 7 resource and referral services under section 237A.26 . A list 8 of the registered and licensed child care facilities operating 9 in the area served by a child care resource and referral 10 service shall be made available to the families receiving state 11 child care assistance in that area. 12 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $468,487 13 is allocated for child care quality improvement initiatives 14 including but not limited to the voluntary quality rating 15 system in accordance with section 237A.30 . 16 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $3,175,000 17 $6,350,000 shall be credited to the early childhood programs 18 grants account in the early childhood Iowa fund created 19 in section 256I.11 . The moneys shall be distributed for 20 funding of community-based early childhood programs targeted 21 to children from birth through five years of age developed 22 by early childhood Iowa areas in accordance with approved 23 community plans as provided in section 256I.8 . 24 6. The department may use any of the funds appropriated 25 in this section as a match to obtain federal funds for use in 26 expanding child care assistance and related programs. For 27 the purpose of expenditures of state and federal child care 28 funding, funds shall be considered obligated at the time 29 expenditures are projected or are allocated to the department’s 30 service areas. Projections shall be based on current and 31 projected caseload growth, current and projected provider 32 rates, staffing requirements for eligibility determination 33 and management of program requirements including data systems 34 management, staffing requirements for administration of the 35 -45- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 45/ 116
H.F. 2460 program, contractual and grant obligations and any transfers 1 to other state agencies, and obligations for decategorization 2 or innovation projects. 3 7. A portion of the state match for the federal child care 4 and development block grant shall be provided as necessary to 5 meet federal matching funds requirements through the state 6 general fund appropriation made for child development grants 7 and other programs for at-risk children in section 279.51 . 8 8. If a uniform reduction ordered by the governor under 9 section 8.31 or other operation of law, transfer, or federal 10 funding reduction reduces the appropriation made in this 11 section for the fiscal year, the percentage reduction in the 12 amount paid out to or on behalf of the families participating 13 in the state child care assistance program shall be equal to or 14 less than the percentage reduction made for any other purpose 15 payable from the appropriation made in this section and the 16 federal funding relating to it. The percentage reduction to 17 the other allocations made in this section shall be the same as 18 the uniform reduction ordered by the governor or the percentage 19 change of the federal funding reduction, as applicable. 20 If there is an unanticipated increase in federal funding 21 provided for state child care assistance, the entire amount 22 of the increase shall be used for state child care assistance 23 payments. If the appropriations made for purposes of the 24 state child care assistance program for the fiscal year are 25 determined to be insufficient, it is the intent of the general 26 assembly to appropriate sufficient funding for the fiscal year 27 in order to avoid establishment of waiting list requirements. 28 9. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys advanced for 29 purposes of the programs developed by early childhood Iowa 30 areas, advanced for purposes of wraparound child care, or 31 received from the federal appropriations made for the purposes 32 of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 33 close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but shall 34 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 35 -46- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 46/ 116
H.F. 2460 until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 1 Sec. 15. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 137, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 SEC. 137. JUVENILE INSTITUTION. There is appropriated 4 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 5 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 6 June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 7 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 8 1. For operation of the state training school at Eldora and 9 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, 10 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 11 positions: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,116,710 13 12,233,420 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.30 15 Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, $45,575 16 $91,150 shall be used for distribution to licensed classroom 17 teachers at this and other institutions under the control of 18 the department of human services based upon the average student 19 yearly enrollment at each institution as determined by the 20 department. 21 2. A portion of the moneys appropriated in this section 22 shall be used by the state training school at Eldora for 23 grants for adolescent pregnancy prevention activities at the 24 institution in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. 25 Sec. 16. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 138, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 SEC. 138. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. 28 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 29 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 30 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 31 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 32 purpose designated: 33 For child and family services: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,670,969 35 -47- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 47/ 116
H.F. 2460 88,944,956 1 2. Up to $2,600,000 of Of the amount of federal temporary 2 assistance for needy families block grant funding appropriated 3 in this division of this Act for child and family services 4 section, $5,200,000 shall be made available used for purposes 5 of juvenile delinquent graduated sanction services. 6 3. The department may transfer funds appropriated in this 7 section as necessary to pay the nonfederal costs of services 8 reimbursed under the medical assistance program, state child 9 care assistance program, or the family investment program which 10 are provided to children who would otherwise receive services 11 paid under the appropriation in this section. The department 12 may transfer funds appropriated in this section to the 13 appropriations made in this division of this Act for general 14 administration and for field operations for resources necessary 15 to implement and operate the services funded in this section. 16 4. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up 17 to $17,910,893 $35,736,649 is allocated as the statewide 18 expenditure target under section 232.143 for group foster care 19 maintenance and services. If the department projects that such 20 expenditures for the fiscal year will be less than the target 21 amount allocated in this paragraph “a”, the department may 22 reallocate the excess to provide additional funding for shelter 23 care or the child welfare emergency services addressed with the 24 allocation for shelter care. 25 b. If at any time after September 30, 2016, annualization 26 of a service area’s current expenditures indicates a service 27 area is at risk of exceeding its group foster care expenditure 28 target under section 232.143 by more than 5 percent, the 29 department and juvenile court services shall examine all 30 group foster care placements in that service area in order to 31 identify those which might be appropriate for termination. 32 In addition, any aftercare services believed to be needed 33 for the children whose placements may be terminated shall be 34 identified. The department and juvenile court services shall 35 -48- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 48/ 116
H.F. 2460 initiate action to set dispositional review hearings for the 1 placements identified. In such a dispositional review hearing, 2 the juvenile court shall determine whether needed aftercare 3 services are available and whether termination of the placement 4 is in the best interest of the child and the community. 5 5. In accordance with the provisions of section 232.188 , 6 the department shall continue the child welfare and juvenile 7 justice funding initiative during fiscal year 2016-2017. Of 8 the funds appropriated in this section, $858,876 $1,717,753 9 is allocated specifically for expenditure for fiscal year 10 2016-2017 through the decategorization services funding pools 11 and governance boards established pursuant to section 232.188 . 12 6. A portion of the funds appropriated in this section 13 may be used for emergency family assistance to provide other 14 resources required for a family participating in a family 15 preservation or reunification project or successor project to 16 stay together or to be reunified. 17 7. Notwithstanding section 234.35 or any other provision 18 of law to the contrary, state funding for shelter care and 19 the child welfare emergency services contracting implemented 20 to provide for or prevent the need for shelter care shall be 21 limited to $4,034,237 $8,096,158 . 22 8. Federal funds received by the state during the fiscal 23 year beginning July 1, 2016, as the result of the expenditure 24 of state funds appropriated during a previous state fiscal 25 year for a service or activity funded under this section are 26 appropriated to the department to be used as additional funding 27 for services and purposes provided for under this section. 28 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received in accordance 29 with this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 30 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 31 shall remain available for the purposes designated until the 32 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 33 9. a. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to 34 $1,645,000 $3,290,000 is allocated for the payment of the 35 -49- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 49/ 116
H.F. 2460 expenses of court-ordered services provided to juveniles 1 who are under the supervision of juvenile court services, 2 which expenses are a charge upon the state pursuant to 3 section 232.141, subsection 4 . Of the amount allocated in 4 this paragraph “a”, up to $778,143 $1,556,287 shall be made 5 available to provide school-based supervision of children 6 adjudicated under chapter 232 , of which not more than $7,500 7 $15,000 may be used for the purpose of training. A portion of 8 the cost of each school-based liaison officer shall be paid by 9 the school district or other funding source as approved by the 10 chief juvenile court officer. 11 b. Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $374,492 12 $748,985 is allocated for the payment of the expenses of 13 court-ordered services provided to children who are under the 14 supervision of the department, which expenses are a charge upon 15 the state pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 4 . 16 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141 or any other provision 17 of law to the contrary, the amounts allocated in this 18 subsection shall be distributed to the judicial districts 19 as determined by the state court administrator and to the 20 department’s service areas as determined by the administrator 21 of the department of human services’ division of child and 22 family services. The state court administrator and the 23 division administrator shall make the determination of the 24 distribution amounts on or before June 15, 2016. 25 d. Notwithstanding chapter 232 or any other provision of 26 law to the contrary, a district or juvenile court shall not 27 order any service which is a charge upon the state pursuant 28 to section 232.141 if there are insufficient court-ordered 29 services funds available in the district court or departmental 30 service area distribution amounts to pay for the service. The 31 chief juvenile court officer and the departmental service area 32 manager shall encourage use of the funds allocated in this 33 subsection such that there are sufficient funds to pay for 34 all court-related services during the entire year. The chief 35 -50- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 50/ 116
H.F. 2460 juvenile court officers and departmental service area managers 1 shall attempt to anticipate potential surpluses and shortfalls 2 in the distribution amounts and shall cooperatively request the 3 state court administrator or division administrator to transfer 4 funds between the judicial districts’ or departmental service 5 areas’ distribution amounts as prudent. 6 e. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 7 a district or juvenile court shall not order a county to pay 8 for any service provided to a juvenile pursuant to an order 9 entered under chapter 232 which is a charge upon the state 10 under section 232.141, subsection 4 . 11 f. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, not more 12 than $41,500 $83,000 may be used by the judicial branch for 13 administration of the requirements under this subsection. 14 g. Of the funds allocated in this subsection, $8,500 $17,000 15 shall be used by the department of human services to support 16 the interstate commission for juveniles in accordance with 17 the interstate compact for juveniles as provided in section 18 232.173 . 19 10. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $4,026,613 20 $8,053,227 is allocated for juvenile delinquent graduated 21 sanctions services. Any state funds saved as a result of 22 efforts by juvenile court services to earn a federal Tit. IV-E 23 match for juvenile court services administration may be used 24 for the juvenile delinquent graduated sanctions services. 25 11. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $804,142 26 $1,658,285 is transferred to the department of public health 27 to be used for the child protection center grant program for 28 child protection centers located in Iowa in accordance with 29 section 135.118 . The grant amounts under the program shall 30 be equalized so that each center receives a uniform base 31 amount of $122,500 $245,000 , so that $50,000 is awarded to 32 establish a satellite child protection center in a city in 33 north central Iowa that is the county seat of a county with 34 a population between 44,000 and 45,000 according to the 2010 35 -51- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 51/ 116
H.F. 2460 federal decennial census, and so that the remaining funds shall 1 be are awarded through a funding formula based upon the volume 2 of children served. 3 12. If the department receives federal approval to 4 implement a waiver under Tit. IV-E of the federal Social 5 Security Act to enable providers to serve children who remain 6 in the children’s families and communities, for purposes of 7 eligibility under the medical assistance program through 25 8 years of age, children who participate in the waiver shall be 9 considered to be placed in foster care. 10 13. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $2,012,583 11 $4,025,167 is allocated for the preparation for adult living 12 program pursuant to section 234.46 . 13 14. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $113,668 14 $227,337 shall be used for the public purpose of continuing 15 a grant to a nonprofit human services organization providing 16 services to individuals and families in multiple locations in 17 southwest Iowa and Nebraska for support of a project providing 18 immediate, sensitive support and forensic interviews, medical 19 exams, needs assessments, and referrals for victims of child 20 abuse and their nonoffending family members. 21 15. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $150,310 22 $300,620 is allocated for the foster care youth council 23 approach of providing a support network to children placed in 24 foster care. 25 16. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $101,000 26 $202,000 is allocated for use pursuant to section 235A.1 for 27 continuation of the initiative to address child sexual abuse 28 implemented pursuant to 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 29 18, subsection 21 . 30 17. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $315,120 31 $630,240 is allocated for the community partnership for child 32 protection sites. 33 18. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $185,625 34 $371,250 is allocated for the department’s minority youth and 35 -52- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 52/ 116
H.F. 2460 family projects under the redesign of the child welfare system. 1 19. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $593,297 2 $1,186,595 is allocated for funding of the community circle of 3 care collaboration for children and youth in northeast Iowa. 4 20. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least 5 $73,579 $147,158 shall be used for the continuation of the 6 child welfare provider training academy, a collaboration 7 between the coalition for family and children’s services in 8 Iowa and the department. 9 21. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $105,936 10 $211,872 shall be used for continuation of the central Iowa 11 system of care program grant through June 30, 2017. 12 22. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $117,500 13 $235,000 shall be used for the public purpose of the 14 continuation and expansion of a system of care program grant 15 implemented in Cerro Gordo and Linn counties to utilize a 16 comprehensive and long-term approach for helping children 17 and families by addressing the key areas in a child’s life 18 of childhood basic needs, education and work, family, and 19 community. 20 23. Of the funds appropriated in this section, at least 21 $12,500 $25,000 shall be used to continue and to expand the 22 foster care respite pilot program in which postsecondary 23 students in social work and other human services-related 24 programs receive experience by assisting family foster care 25 providers with respite and other support. 26 24. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $55,000 27 $110,000 shall be used for the public purpose of funding 28 community-based services and other supports with a system of 29 care approach for children with a serious emotional disturbance 30 and their families through a nonprofit provider of child 31 welfare services that has been in existence for more than 115 32 years, is located in a county with a population of more than 33 200,000 but less than 220,000 according to the latest census 34 information issued by the United States census bureau, is 35 -53- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 53/ 116
H.F. 2460 licensed as a psychiatric medical institution for children, and 1 was a system of care grantee prior to July 1, 2016. 2 Sec. 17. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 139, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 SEC. 139. ADOPTION SUBSIDY. 5 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 7 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 8 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 9 purpose designated: 10 a. For adoption subsidy payments and services: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,499,143 12 43,046,664 13 b. (1) The funds appropriated in this section shall be used 14 as authorized or allowed by federal law or regulation for any 15 of the following purposes: 16 (a) For adoption subsidy payments and related costs. 17 (b) For post-adoption services and for other purposes under 18 Tit. IV-B or Tit. IV-E of the federal Social Security Act. 19 (2) The department of human services may transfer funds 20 appropriated in this subsection to the appropriation for 21 child and family services in this Act for the purposes of 22 post-adoption services as specified in this paragraph “b”. 23 2. The department may transfer funds appropriated in 24 this section to the appropriation made in this division of 25 this Act for general administration for costs paid from the 26 appropriation relating to adoption subsidy. 27 3. Federal funds received by the state during the 28 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, as the result of the 29 expenditure of state funds during a previous state fiscal 30 year for a service or activity funded under this section are 31 appropriated to the department to be used as additional funding 32 for the services and activities funded under this section. 33 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received in accordance 34 with this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated 35 -54- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 54/ 116
H.F. 2460 at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund 1 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 2 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 3 Sec. 18. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 141, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 SEC. 141. FAMILY SUPPORT SUBSIDY PROGRAM. 6 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 7 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 8 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 9 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 10 purpose designated: 11 For the family support subsidy program subject to the 12 enrollment restrictions in section 225C.37, subsection 3 : 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 536,966 14 1,069,282 15 2. The department shall use at least $320,750 $727,500 16 of the moneys appropriated in this section for the family 17 support center component of the comprehensive family support 18 program under section 225C.47 . Not more than $12,500 $25,000 19 of the amount allocated in this subsection shall be used for 20 administrative costs. 21 3. If at any time during the fiscal year, the amount of 22 funding available for the family support subsidy program 23 is reduced from the amount initially used to establish the 24 figure for the number of family members for whom a subsidy 25 is to be provided at any one time during the fiscal year, 26 notwithstanding section 225C.38, subsection 2 , the department 27 shall revise the figure as necessary to conform to the amount 28 of funding available. 29 Sec. 19. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 142, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 SEC. 142. CONNER DECREE. There is appropriated from the 32 general fund of the state to the department of human services 33 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 34 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 35 -55- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 55/ 116
H.F. 2460 to be used for the purpose designated: 1 For building community capacity through the coordination 2 and provision of training opportunities in accordance with the 3 consent decree of Conner v. Branstad, No. 4-86-CV-30871(S.D. 4 Iowa, July 14, 1994): 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,816 6 33,632 7 Sec. 20. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 143, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 SEC. 143. MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. There is appropriated 10 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 11 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 12 June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 13 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated which amounts 14 shall not be transferred or expended for any purpose other than 15 the purposes designated, notwithstanding section 218.6 to the 16 contrary: 17 1. For operation of the state mental health institute at 18 Cherokee as required by chapters 218 and 226 for salaries, 19 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 20 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,772,808 22 14,644,041 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 169.20 24 2. For operation of the state mental health institute at 25 Independence as required by chapters 218 and 226 for salaries, 26 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 27 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,162,104 29 18,552,103 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 233.00 31 Sec. 21. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 144, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 SEC. 144. STATE RESOURCE CENTERS. 34 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 35 -56- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 56/ 116
H.F. 2460 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 1 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 2 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 3 purposes designated: 4 a. For the state resource center at Glenwood for salaries, 5 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,762,241 7 20,719,486 8 b. For the state resource center at Woodward for salaries, 9 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,291,903 11 14,053,011 12 2. The department may continue to bill for state resource 13 center services utilizing a scope of services approach used for 14 private providers of intermediate care facilities for persons 15 with an intellectual disability services, in a manner which 16 does not shift costs between the medical assistance program, 17 counties, or other sources of funding for the state resource 18 centers. 19 3. The state resource centers may expand the time-limited 20 assessment and respite services during the fiscal year. 21 4. If the department’s administration and the department 22 of management concur with a finding by a state resource 23 center’s superintendent that projected revenues can reasonably 24 be expected to pay the salary and support costs for a new 25 employee position, or that such costs for adding a particular 26 number of new positions for the fiscal year would be less 27 than the overtime costs if new positions would not be added, 28 the superintendent may add the new position or positions. If 29 the vacant positions available to a resource center do not 30 include the position classification desired to be filled, the 31 state resource center’s superintendent may reclassify any 32 vacant position as necessary to fill the desired position. The 33 superintendents of the state resource centers may, by mutual 34 agreement, pool vacant positions and position classifications 35 -57- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 57/ 116
H.F. 2460 during the course of the fiscal year in order to assist one 1 another in filling necessary positions. 2 5. If existing capacity limitations are reached in 3 operating units, a waiting list is in effect for a service or 4 a special need for which a payment source or other funding 5 is available for the service or to address the special need, 6 and facilities for the service or to address the special need 7 can be provided within the available payment source or other 8 funding, the superintendent of a state resource center may 9 authorize opening not more than two units or other facilities 10 and begin implementing the service or addressing the special 11 need during fiscal year 2016-2017. 12 Sec. 22. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 145, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 SEC. 145. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. 15 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 16 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 17 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 18 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 19 purpose designated: 20 For costs associated with the commitment and treatment of 21 sexually violent predators in the unit located at the state 22 mental health institute at Cherokee, including costs of legal 23 services and other associated costs, including salaries, 24 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 25 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,946,539 27 10,193,079 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 132.50 29 2. Unless specifically prohibited by law, if the amount 30 charged provides for recoupment of at least the entire amount 31 of direct and indirect costs, the department of human services 32 may contract with other states to provide care and treatment 33 of persons placed by the other states at the unit for sexually 34 violent predators at Cherokee. The moneys received under 35 -58- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 58/ 116
H.F. 2460 such a contract shall be considered to be repayment receipts 1 and used for the purposes of the appropriation made in this 2 section. 3 Sec. 23. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 146, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 SEC. 146. FIELD OPERATIONS. There is appropriated from the 6 general fund of the state to the department of human services 7 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 8 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 9 to be used for the purposes designated: 10 For field operations, including salaries, support, 11 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 12 the following full-time equivalent positions: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,460,488 14 54,442,877 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,837.00 16 2. Priority in filling full-time equivalent positions 17 shall be given to those positions related to child protection 18 services and eligibility determination for low-income families. 19 Sec. 24. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 147, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 SEC. 147. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated 22 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 23 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 24 June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 25 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 26 For general administration, including salaries, support, 27 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 28 the following full-time equivalent positions: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,449,099 30 15,373,198 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 309.00 32 2. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $75,000 33 $150,000 shall be used to continue the contract for the 34 provision of a program to provide technical assistance, 35 -59- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 59/ 116
H.F. 2460 support, and consultation to providers of habilitation services 1 and home and community-based services waiver services for 2 adults with disabilities under the medical assistance program. 3 3. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $25,000 4 $50,000 is transferred to the Iowa finance authority to be 5 used for administrative support of the council on homelessness 6 established in section 16.2D and for the council to fulfill its 7 duties in addressing and reducing homelessness in the state. 8 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $125,000 9 $250,000 shall be transferred to and deposited in the 10 administrative fund of the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust created 11 in section 12I.4 , if enacted in this or any other Act, to be 12 used for implementation and administration activities of the 13 Iowa ABLE savings plan trust. 14 5. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $300,000 shall 15 be used to contract for planning grants for the development and 16 implementation of children’s mental health crisis services as 17 provided in this Act. 18 6. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $200,000 19 shall be used to continue to expand the provision of nationally 20 accredited and recognized internet-based training to include 21 mental health and disability services providers. 22 Sec. 25. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, is amended by adding 23 the following new section: 24 NEW SECTION . SEC. 147A. DEPARTMENT-WIDE DUTIES. There 25 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 26 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 27 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount, or 28 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 29 designated: 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 31 purposes at facilities under the purview of the department of 32 human services: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,879,274 34 Sec. 26. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 148, is 35 -60- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 60/ 116
H.F. 2460 amended to read as follows: 1 SEC. 148. VOLUNTEERS. There is appropriated from the 2 general fund of the state to the department of human services 3 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 4 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 5 to be used for the purpose designated: 6 For development and coordination of volunteer services: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,343 8 84,686 9 Sec. 27. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 149, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 SEC. 149. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, STATE SUPPLEMENTARY 12 ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS REIMBURSED UNDER THE 13 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 14 1. a. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 15 the total state funding amount for the nursing facility budget 16 shall not exceed $151,421,458. 17 (2) The department, in cooperation with nursing facility 18 representatives, shall review projections for state funding 19 expenditures for reimbursement of nursing facilities on a 20 quarterly basis and the department shall determine if an 21 adjustment to the medical assistance reimbursement rate is 22 necessary in order to provide reimbursement within the state 23 funding amount for the fiscal year. Notwithstanding 2001 24 Iowa Acts, chapter 192, section 4, subsection 2, paragraph 25 “c”, and subsection 3, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2) , 26 if the state funding expenditures for the nursing facility 27 budget for the fiscal year are projected to exceed the amount 28 specified in subparagraph (1), the department shall adjust 29 the reimbursement for nursing facilities reimbursed under the 30 case-mix reimbursement system to maintain expenditures of the 31 nursing facility budget within the specified amount for the 32 fiscal year. 33 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, case-mix, 34 non-case mix, and special population nursing facilities shall 35 -61- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 61/ 116
H.F. 2460 be reimbursed in accordance with the methodology in effect on 1 June 30, 2016. 2 (4) For any open or unsettled nursing facility cost report 3 for a fiscal year prior to and including the fiscal year 4 beginning July 1, 2015, including any cost report remanded on 5 judicial review for inclusion of prescription drug, laboratory, 6 or x-ray costs, the department shall offset all reported 7 prescription drug, laboratory, and x-ray costs with any revenue 8 received from Medicare or other revenue source for any purpose. 9 For purposes of this subparagraph, a nursing facility cost 10 report is not considered open or unsettled if the facility did 11 not initiate an administrative appeal under chapter 17A or if 12 any appeal rights initiated have been exhausted. 13 b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 14 the department shall establish the pharmacy dispensing fee 15 reimbursement at $11.73 per prescription, until a cost of 16 dispensing survey is completed. The actual dispensing fee 17 shall be determined by a cost of dispensing survey performed 18 by the department and required to be completed by all medical 19 assistance program participating pharmacies every two years, 20 adjusted as necessary to maintain expenditures within the 21 amount appropriated to the department for this purpose for the 22 fiscal year. 23 (2) The department shall utilize an average acquisition 24 cost reimbursement methodology for all drugs covered under the 25 medical assistance program in accordance with 2012 Iowa Acts, 26 chapter 1133, section 33 . 27 (3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), if the centers for 28 Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department 29 of health and human services (CMS) requires, as a condition 30 of federal Medicaid funding, that the department implement an 31 aggregate federal upper limit (FUL) for drug reimbursement 32 based on the average manufacturer’s price (AMP), the department 33 may utilize a reimbursement methodology for all drugs covered 34 under the Medicaid program based on the national average drug 35 -62- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 62/ 116
H.F. 2460 acquisition cost (NADAC) methodology published by CMS, in order 1 to assure compliance with the aggregate FUL, minimize outcomes 2 of drug reimbursements below pharmacy acquisition costs, limit 3 administrative costs, and minimize any change in the aggregate 4 reimbursement for drugs. The department may adopt emergency 5 rules to implement this subparagraph. 6 c. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 7 reimbursement rates for outpatient hospital services shall 8 remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2016, subject to 9 Medicaid program upper payment limit rules, and adjusted 10 as necessary to maintain expenditures within the amount 11 appropriated to the department for this purpose for the fiscal 12 year. 13 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 14 reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services shall 15 remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2016, subject to 16 Medicaid program upper payment limit rules, and adjusted 17 as necessary to maintain expenditures within the amount 18 appropriated to the department for this purpose for the fiscal 19 year. 20 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the graduate 21 medical education and disproportionate share hospital fund 22 shall remain at the amount in effect on June 30, 2016, except 23 that the portion of the fund attributable to graduate medical 24 education shall be reduced in an amount that reflects the 25 elimination of graduate medical education payments made to 26 out-of-state hospitals. 27 (4) In order to ensure the efficient use of limited state 28 funds in procuring health care services for low-income Iowans, 29 funds appropriated in this Act for hospital services shall 30 not be used for activities which would be excluded from a 31 determination of reasonable costs under the federal Medicare 32 program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395x(v)(1)(N). 33 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, reimbursement 34 rates for rural health clinics, hospices , and acute mental 35 -63- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 63/ 116
H.F. 2460 hospitals shall be increased in accordance with increases under 1 the federal Medicare program or as supported by their Medicare 2 audited costs. 3 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, independent 4 laboratories and rehabilitation agencies shall be reimbursed 5 using the same methodology in effect on June 30, 2016. 6 f. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 7 reimbursement rates for home health agencies shall continue to 8 be based on the Medicare low utilization payment adjustment 9 (LUPA) methodology with state geographic wage adjustments, and 10 updated to reflect the most recent Medicare LUPA rates within 11 the amount appropriated to the department for this purpose for 12 the fiscal year . 13 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, rates for 14 private duty nursing and personal care services under the early 15 and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment program 16 benefit shall be calculated based on the methodology in effect 17 on June 30, 2016. 18 g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, federally 19 qualified health centers and rural health clinics shall receive 20 cost-based reimbursement for 100 percent of the reasonable 21 costs for the provision of services to recipients of medical 22 assistance. 23 h. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 24 reimbursement rates for dental services shall remain at the 25 rates in effect on June 30, 2016. 26 i. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 27 state-owned psychiatric medical institutions for children shall 28 receive cost-based reimbursement for 100 percent of the actual 29 and allowable costs for the provision of services to recipients 30 of medical assistance. 31 (2) For the nonstate-owned psychiatric medical institutions 32 for children, reimbursement rates shall be based on the 33 reimbursement methodology developed by the Medicaid managed 34 care contractor for behavioral health services as required for 35 -64- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 64/ 116
H.F. 2460 federal compliance. 1 (3) As a condition of participation in the medical 2 assistance program, enrolled providers shall accept the medical 3 assistance reimbursement rate for any covered goods or services 4 provided to recipients of medical assistance who are children 5 under the custody of a psychiatric medical institution for 6 children. 7 j. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, unless 8 otherwise specified in this Act, all noninstitutional medical 9 assistance provider reimbursement rates shall remain at the 10 rates in effect on June 30, 2016, except for area education 11 agencies, local education agencies, infant and toddler 12 services providers, home and community-based services providers 13 including consumer-directed attendant care providers under a 14 section 1915(c) or 1915(i) waiver, targeted case management 15 providers, and those providers whose rates are required to be 16 determined pursuant to section 249A.20 . 17 k. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for the 18 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the reimbursement rate for 19 anesthesiologists shall remain at the rate in effect on June 20 30, 2016. 21 l. Notwithstanding section 249A.20 , for the fiscal year 22 beginning July 1, 2016, the average reimbursement rate for 23 health care providers eligible for use of the federal Medicare 24 resource-based relative value scale reimbursement methodology 25 under section 249A.20 shall remain at the rate in effect on 26 June 30, 2016; however, this rate shall not exceed the maximum 27 level authorized by the federal government. 28 m. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 29 reimbursement rate for residential care facilities shall not 30 be less than the minimum payment level as established by the 31 federal government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 32 of effort requirement. The flat reimbursement rate for 33 facilities electing not to file annual cost reports shall not 34 be less than the minimum payment level as established by the 35 -65- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 65/ 116
H.F. 2460 federal government to meet the federally mandated maintenance 1 of effort requirement. 2 n. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 3 reimbursement rates for inpatient mental health services 4 provided at hospitals shall remain at the rates in effect on 5 June 30, 2016, subject to Medicaid program upper payment limit 6 rules; and psychiatrists shall be reimbursed at the medical 7 assistance program fee-for-service rate in effect on June 30, 8 2016. 9 o. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, community 10 mental health centers may choose to be reimbursed for the 11 services provided to recipients of medical assistance through 12 either of the following options: 13 (1) For 100 percent of the reasonable costs of the services. 14 (2) In accordance with the alternative reimbursement rate 15 methodology established by the medical assistance program’s 16 managed care contractor for mental health services and approved 17 by the department of human services in effect on June 30, 2016 . 18 p. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 19 reimbursement rate for providers of family planning services 20 that are eligible to receive a 90 percent federal match shall 21 remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2016. 22 q. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the upper 23 limits on reimbursement rates for providers of home and 24 community-based services waiver services shall remain at the 25 limits in effect on June 30, 2016. 26 r. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 27 reimbursement rates for emergency medical service providers 28 shall remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2016. 29 s. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 30 reimbursement rates for community providers shall be increased 31 by 1 percent over the fee-for-service rates in effect on June 32 30, 2016. 33 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 34 reimbursement rate for providers reimbursed under the 35 -66- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 66/ 116
H.F. 2460 in-home-related care program shall not be less than the minimum 1 payment level as established by the federal government to meet 2 the federally mandated maintenance of effort requirement. 3 3. Unless otherwise directed in this section, when the 4 department’s reimbursement methodology for any provider 5 reimbursed in accordance with this section includes an 6 inflation factor, this factor shall not exceed the amount 7 by which the consumer price index for all urban consumers 8 increased during the calendar year ending December 31, 2002. 9 4. For Notwithstanding section 234.38, for the fiscal 10 year beginning July 1, 2016, the foster family basic daily 11 maintenance rate and the maximum adoption subsidy rate for 12 children ages 0 through 5 years shall be $16.78, the rate for 13 children ages 6 through 11 years shall be $17.45, the rate for 14 children ages 12 through 15 years shall be $19.10, and the 15 rate for children and young adults ages 16 and older shall 16 be $19.35. For youth ages 18 to 21 who have exited foster 17 care, the preparation for adult living program maintenance rate 18 shall be $602.70 per month. The maximum payment for adoption 19 subsidy nonrecurring expenses shall be limited to $500 and the 20 disallowance of additional amounts for court costs and other 21 related legal expenses implemented pursuant to 2010 Iowa Acts, 22 chapter 1031, section 408 , shall be continued. 23 5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the maximum 24 reimbursement rates for social services providers under 25 contract shall remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2016, 26 or the provider’s actual and allowable cost plus inflation for 27 each service, whichever is less. However, if a new service 28 or service provider is added after June 30, 2016, the initial 29 reimbursement rate for the service or provider shall be based 30 upon a weighted average of provider rates for similar services. 31 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 32 reimbursement rates for resource family recruitment and 33 retention contractors, child welfare emergency services 34 contractors, and supervised apartment living foster care 35 -67- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 67/ 116
H.F. 2460 providers shall remain at the rates in effect on June 30, 2016. 1 7. a. For the purposes of this subsection, “combined 2 reimbursement rate” means the combined service and maintenance 3 reimbursement rate for a service level under the department’s 4 reimbursement methodology. Effective July 1, 2016, the 5 combined reimbursement rate for a group foster care service 6 level shall be the amount designated in this subsection. 7 However, if a group foster care provider’s reimbursement rate 8 for a service level as of June 30, 2016, is more than the rate 9 designated in this subsection, the provider’s reimbursement 10 shall remain at the higher rate. 11 b. Unless a group foster care provider is subject to the 12 exception provided in paragraph “a”, effective July 1, 2016, 13 the combined reimbursement rates for the service levels under 14 the department’s reimbursement methodology shall be as follows: 15 (1) For service level, community - D1, the daily rate shall 16 be at least $84.17. 17 (2) For service level, comprehensive - D2, the daily rate 18 shall be at least $119.09. 19 (3) For service level, enhanced - D3, the daily rate shall 20 be at least $131.09. 21 8. The group foster care reimbursement rates paid for 22 placement of children out of state shall be calculated 23 according to the same rate-setting principles as those used for 24 in-state providers, unless the director of human services or 25 the director’s designee determines that appropriate care cannot 26 be provided within the state. The payment of the daily rate 27 shall be based on the number of days in the calendar month in 28 which service is provided. 29 9. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 30 reimbursement rate paid for shelter care and the child welfare 31 emergency services implemented to provide or prevent the need 32 for shelter care shall be established by contract. 33 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the combined 34 service and maintenance components of the reimbursement rate 35 -68- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 68/ 116
H.F. 2460 paid for shelter care services shall be based on the financial 1 and statistical report submitted to the department. The 2 maximum reimbursement rate shall be $101.83 per day. The 3 department shall reimburse a shelter care provider at the 4 provider’s actual and allowable unit cost, plus inflation, not 5 to exceed the maximum reimbursement rate. 6 c. Notwithstanding section 232.141, subsection 8 , for the 7 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the amount of the statewide 8 average of the actual and allowable rates for reimbursement of 9 juvenile shelter care homes that is utilized for the limitation 10 on recovery of unpaid costs shall remain at the amount in 11 effect for this purpose in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 12 2015. 13 10. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the 14 department shall calculate reimbursement rates for intermediate 15 care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability 16 at the 80th percentile. Beginning July 1, 2016, the rate 17 calculation methodology shall utilize the consumer price index 18 inflation factor applicable to the fiscal year beginning July 19 1, 2016. 20 11. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, for child 21 care providers reimbursed under the state child care assistance 22 program, the department shall set provider reimbursement 23 rates based on the rate reimbursement survey completed in 24 December 2004. Effective July 1, 2016, the child care provider 25 reimbursement rates shall remain at the rates in effect on June 26 30, 2016. The department shall set rates in a manner so as 27 to provide incentives for a nonregistered provider to become 28 registered by applying the increase only to registered and 29 licensed providers. 30 11A. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 31 notwithstanding any provision to the contrary under this 32 section, affected providers or services shall instead be 33 reimbursed as follows: 34 a. For fee-for-service claims, reimbursement shall be 35 -69- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 69/ 116
H.F. 2460 calculated based on the methodology otherwise specified in this 1 section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, for the 2 respective provider or service. 3 b. For claims subject to a managed care contract, 4 reimbursement shall be based on the methodology established 5 by the managed care organization contract. However, any 6 reimbursement established under such contract shall not be 7 lower than the reimbursement otherwise specified in this 8 section for fee-for-service claims for the fiscal year 9 beginning July 1, 2016, for the respective provider or service. 10 13. The department may adopt emergency rules to implement 11 this section. 12 Sec. 28. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, is amended by adding 13 the following new section: 14 NEW SECTION . SEC. 151A. TRANSFER OF MEDICAID MODERNIZATION 15 SAVINGS BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS FY 2016-2017. Notwithstanding 16 section 8.39, subsection 1, for the fiscal year beginning July 17 1, 2016, if savings resulting from the governor’s Medicaid 18 modernization initiative accrue to the medical contracts or 19 children’s health insurance program appropriation from the 20 general fund of the state and not to the medical assistance 21 appropriation from the general fund of the state under this 22 division of this Act, such savings may be transferred to such 23 medical assistance appropriation for the same fiscal year 24 without prior written consent and approval of the governor and 25 the director of the department of management. The department 26 of human services shall report any transfers made pursuant to 27 this section to the legislative services agency. 28 DIVISION VI 29 HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS —— FY 2016-2017 30 Sec. 29. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 152, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 SEC. 152. PHARMACEUTICAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. There is 33 appropriated from the pharmaceutical settlement account created 34 in section 249A.33 to the department of human services for the 35 -70- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 70/ 116
H.F. 2460 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 1 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 2 used for the purpose designated: 3 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to 4 supplement the appropriations made in this Act for medical 5 contracts under the medical assistance program for the fiscal 6 year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,001,088 8 1,300,000 9 Sec. 30. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 153, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 SEC. 153. QUALITY ASSURANCE TRUST FUND —— DEPARTMENT OF 12 HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary 13 and subject to the availability of funds, there is appropriated 14 from the quality assurance trust fund created in section 15 249L.4 to the department of human services for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 17 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes 18 designated: 19 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act from the 20 general fund of the state to the department of human services 21 for medical assistance for the same fiscal year: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,602,604 23 36,705,208 24 Sec. 31. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 154, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 SEC. 154. HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRUST FUND —— 27 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Notwithstanding any provision to 28 the contrary and subject to the availability of funds, there is 29 appropriated from the hospital health care access trust fund 30 created in section 249M.4 to the department of human services 31 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 32 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 33 necessary, for the purposes designated: 34 To supplement the appropriation made in this Act from the 35 -71- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 71/ 116
H.F. 2460 general fund of the state to the department of human services 1 for medical assistance for the same fiscal year: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,350,000 3 34,700,000 4 DIVISION VII 5 PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND BLOCK GRANT MONEY —— FY 2016-2017 6 Sec. 32. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 157, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 SEC. 157. PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND BLOCK GRANT MONEYS. The 9 moneys transferred to the property tax relief fund for the 10 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2016 , from the federal 11 social services block grant pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, 12 House File 630 , and from the federal temporary assistance for 13 needy families block grant, totaling at least $11,774,275 14 7,456,296 , are appropriated to the department of human services 15 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2016 , and ending 16 June 30, 2016 2017 , to be used for the purposes designated, 17 notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary: 18 1. For distribution to any mental health and disability 19 services region where 25 percent of the region’s projected 20 expenditures exceeds the region’s projected fund balance the 21 family planning services program, including for implementation 22 and administration, as enacted in this 2016 Act : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 480,000 24 2,999,305 25 a. For purposes of this subsection: 26 (1) “Available funds” means a county mental health and 27 services fund balance on June 30, 2015, plus the maximum amount 28 a county was allowed to levy for the fiscal year beginning July 29 1, 2015. 30 (2) “Projected expenditures” means the actual expenditures 31 of a mental health and disability services region as of June 32 30, 2015, multiplied by an annual inflation rate of 2 percent 33 plus the projected costs for new core services administered by 34 the region as provided in a region’s regional service system 35 -72- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 72/ 116
H.F. 2460 management plan approved pursuant to section 331.393 for the 1 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015. 2 (3) “Projected fund balance” means the difference between a 3 mental health and disability services region’s available funds 4 and projected expenditures. 5 b. If sufficient funds are not available to implement this 6 subsection, the department of human services shall distribute 7 funds to a region in proportion to the availability of funds. 8 2. To be transferred to the appropriation in this Act for 9 child and family services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 10 2016, to be used for the purpose of that appropriation: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,407,137 12 8,774,970 13 DIVISION VIII 14 PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS 15 FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT FY 2015-2016 16 Sec. 33. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 7, subsection 17 4, paragraph e, is amended to read as follows: 18 e. For the JOBS program: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,540,398 20 17,140,398 21 FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM GENERAL FUND FY 2015-2016 22 Sec. 34. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 8, unnumbered 23 paragraph 2, is amended to read as follows: 24 To be credited to the family investment program (FIP) 25 account and used for family investment program assistance under 26 chapter 239B : 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,673,875 28 44,773,875 29 Sec. 35. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 8, subsection 30 1, is amended to read as follows: 31 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $7,402,220 32 $7,002,220 is allocated for the JOBS program. 33 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATION —— FY 2015-2016 34 Sec. 36. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 12, unnumbered 35 -73- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 73/ 116
H.F. 2460 paragraph 2, is amended to read as follows: 1 For medical assistance program reimbursement and associated 2 costs as specifically provided in the reimbursement 3 methodologies in effect on June 30, 2015, except as otherwise 4 expressly authorized by law, consistent with options under 5 federal law and regulations, and contingent upon receipt of 6 approval from the office of the governor of reimbursement for 7 each abortion performed under the program: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,303,191,564 9 1,318,191,564 10 MODERNIZATION EMERGENCY RULES FY 2015-2016 11 Sec. 37. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 12, subsection 12 24, is amended to read as follows: 13 24. The department of human services may adopt emergency 14 rules as necessary to implement the governor’s Medicaid 15 modernization initiative beginning January April 1, 2016. 16 STATE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE FY 2015-2016 17 Sec. 38. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 14, unnumbered 18 paragraph 2, is amended to read as follows: 19 For the state supplementary assistance program: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,997,187 21 11,897,187 22 CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FY 2015-2016 23 Sec. 39. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 16, unnumbered 24 paragraph 2, is amended to read as follows: 25 For child care programs: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 51,408,668 27 41,408,668 28 Sec. 40. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 16, subsection 29 1, is amended to read as follows: 30 1. Of the funds appropriated in this section, $43,689,241 31 $33,689,241 shall be used for state child care assistance in 32 accordance with section 237A.13 . 33 Sec. 41. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 16, subsection 34 9, is amended to read as follows: 35 -74- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 74/ 116
H.F. 2460 9. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys advanced for 1 purposes of the programs developed by early childhood Iowa 2 areas, advanced for purposes of wraparound child care, 3 appropriated in this section or received from the federal 4 appropriations made for the purposes of this section that 5 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 6 year shall not revert to any fund but shall remain available 7 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of 8 the succeeding fiscal year. 9 NURSING FACILITY BUDGET FY 2015-2016 10 Sec. 42. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 29, subsection 11 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, the total 14 state funding amount for the nursing facility budget shall not 15 exceed $151,421,158 $227,131,737 . 16 Sec. 43. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 17 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 18 enactment. 19 Sec. 44. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 20 Act is retroactively applicable to July 1, 2015. 21 DIVISION IX 22 DECATEGORIZATION 23 Sec. 45. DECATEGORIZATION CARRYOVER FUNDING —— TRANSFER TO 24 MEDICAID PROGRAM. Notwithstanding section 232.188, subsection 25 5, paragraph “b”, any state appropriated moneys in the funding 26 pool that remained unencumbered or unobligated at the close 27 of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and were deemed 28 carryover funding to remain available for the two succeeding 29 fiscal years that still remain unencumbered or unobligated at 30 the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, shall 31 not revert but shall be transferred to the medical assistance 32 program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015. 33 Sec. 46. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 34 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 35 -75- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 75/ 116
H.F. 2460 enactment. 1 Sec. 47. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 2 Act is retroactively applicable to July 1, 2015. 3 DIVISION X 4 CODE CHANGES 5 LOCAL OFFICES OF SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKER 6 Sec. 48. Section 231E.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 7 2016, is amended to read as follows: 8 a. Select persons through a request for proposals process to 9 establish local offices of substitute decision maker in each 10 of the planning and service areas. Local offices shall be 11 established statewide on or before July 1, 2017 2018 . 12 INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY —— 13 ASSESSMENT 14 Sec. 49. Section 222.60A, Code 2016, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 222.60A Cost of assessment. 17 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the 18 contrary, any amount attributable to any fee assessed 19 assessment pursuant to section 249A.21 that would otherwise 20 be the liability of any county shall be paid by the state. 21 The department may transfer funds from the appropriation for 22 medical assistance to pay any amount attributable to any fee 23 assessed assessment pursuant to section 249A.21 that is a 24 liability of the state. 25 Sec. 50. Section 249A.12, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 26 2016, is amended to read as follows: 27 c. Effective February 1, 2002, the The state shall be 28 responsible for all of the nonfederal share of the costs of 29 intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual 30 disability services provided under medical assistance 31 attributable to the assessment fee for intermediate care 32 facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability 33 imposed pursuant to section 249A.21 . Effective February 1, 34 2003, a A county is not required to reimburse the department 35 -76- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 76/ 116
H.F. 2460 and shall not be billed for the nonfederal share of the costs 1 of such services attributable to the assessment fee . 2 Sec. 51. Section 249A.21, Code 2016, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 249A.21 Intermediate care facilities for persons with an 5 intellectual disability —— assessment. 6 1. The department may assess An intermediate care 7 facilities facility for persons with an intellectual 8 disability, as defined in section 135C.1 , a fee in shall be 9 assessed an amount for the preceding calendar quarter, not to 10 exceed six percent of the total annual revenue of the facility 11 for the preceding fiscal year. 12 2. The assessment shall be paid by each intermediate care 13 facility for persons with an intellectual disability to the 14 department in equal monthly amounts on or before the fifteenth 15 day of each month on a quarterly basis . The department may 16 deduct the monthly amount from medical assistance payments to 17 a facility described in subsection 1 . The amount deducted 18 from payments shall not exceed the total amount of the 19 assessments due An intermediate care facility for persons with 20 an intellectual disability shall submit the assessment amount 21 no later than thirty days following the end of each calendar 22 quarter . 23 3. Revenue from the assessments shall be credited The 24 department shall collect the assessment imposed and shall 25 credit all revenues collected to the state medical assistance 26 appropriation. This revenue may be used only for services 27 for which federal financial participation under the medical 28 assistance program is available to match state funds. 29 4. If the department determines that an intermediate care 30 facility for persons with an intellectual disability has 31 underpaid or overpaid the assessment, the department shall 32 notify the intermediate care facility for persons with an 33 intellectual disability of the amount of the unpaid assessment 34 or refund due. Such payment or refund shall be due or refunded 35 -77- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 77/ 116
H.F. 2460 within thirty days of the issuance of the notice. 1 5. An intermediate care facility for persons with an 2 intellectual disability that fails to pay the assessment within 3 the time frame specified in this section shall pay, in addition 4 to the outstanding assessment, a penalty in the amount of one 5 and five-tenths percent of the assessment amount owed for 6 each month or portion of each month the payment is overdue. 7 However, if the department determines that good cause is shown 8 for failure to comply with payment of the assessment, the 9 department shall waive the penalty or a portion of the penalty. 10 6. If an assessment has not been received by the department 11 by the last day of the third month after the payment is due, 12 the department shall suspend payment due the intermediate care 13 facility for persons with an intellectual disability under the 14 medical assistance program including payments made on behalf 15 of the medical assistance program by a Medicaid managed care 16 organization contractor. 17 7. The assessment imposed under this section constitutes 18 a debt due and owing the state and may be collected by civil 19 action, including but not limited to the filing of tax liens, 20 and any other method provided for by law. 21 8. If federal financial participation to match the 22 assessments made under subsection 1 becomes unavailable under 23 federal law, the department shall terminate the imposing of the 24 assessments beginning on the date that the federal statutory, 25 regulatory, or interpretive change takes effect. 26 5. 9. The department of human services may procure a sole 27 source contract to implement the provisions of this section . 28 6. 10. The department may adopt administrative rules under 29 section 17A.4, subsection 3 , and section 17A.5, subsection 2 , 30 paragraph “b” , to implement this section , and any fee assessed 31 pursuant to this section against an intermediate care facility 32 for persons with an intellectual disability that is operated by 33 the state may be made retroactive to October 1, 2003 . 34 DIVISION XI 35 -78- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 78/ 116
H.F. 2460 HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS ASSESSMENT 1 Sec. 52. REPEAL. Section 249M.5, Code 2016, is repealed. 2 Sec. 53. REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY. The 3 department of human services shall explore alternative hospital 4 health care access assessment methodologies and shall make 5 recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by 6 December 15, 2016, regarding continuation of the hospital 7 health care access assessment program beyond July 1, 2017, and 8 an alternative assessment methodology. Any continuation of 9 the program and assessment methodology shall meet all of the 10 following guidelines: 11 1. All funds generated by the assessment shall be returned 12 to participating hospitals in the form of higher Medicaid 13 payments. 14 2. Continuation of the program and any new assessment 15 methodology shall be subject to any required federal approval. 16 3. Any new assessment methodology shall minimize the 17 negative financial impact on participating hospitals to the 18 greatest extent possible. 19 4. Any new assessment methodology shall result in at least 20 the same if not a greater aggregate financial benefit to 21 participating hospitals compared with the benefit existing 22 under the program prior to July 1, 2016. 23 5. Only participating hospitals subject to imposition 24 of the assessment shall receive a financial return from the 25 program. 26 6. Any continuation of the program shall include a means 27 of tracking the financial return to individual participating 28 hospitals. 29 7. Any quality metrics utilized by the program, if 30 continued, shall align with similar metrics being used under 31 Medicare and the state innovation model initiative process. 32 8. Any new assessment methodology shall incorporate a 33 recognition of the increased costs attributable to care and 34 services such as inpatient psychiatric care, rehabilitation 35 -79- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 79/ 116
H.F. 2460 services, and neonatal intensive care units. 1 9. Any continuation of the program shall include oversight 2 and review by representatives of the Iowa hospital association 3 and affected hospitals to ensure appropriate implementation and 4 administration of the program. 5 Sec. 54. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 6 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 7 enactment. 8 Sec. 55. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 9 Act is retroactively applicable to June 30, 2016. 10 DIVISION XII 11 STATE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES PROGRAM 12 Sec. 56. STATE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES PROGRAM —— 13 ESTABLISHMENT —— DISCONTINUATION OF MEDICAID FAMILY PLANNING 14 NETWORK WAIVER. 15 1. The department of human services shall discontinue the 16 Medicaid family planning network waiver effective July 1, 2016, 17 and shall instead establish a state family planning services 18 program. The state program shall replicate the eligibility 19 requirements and other provisions included in the Medicaid 20 family planning network waiver as approved by the centers for 21 Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department 22 of health and human services in effect on June 30, 2016, but 23 shall provide for distribution of the family planning services 24 program funds in accordance with this section. 25 2. Distribution of family planning services program funds 26 shall be made to eligible applicants in the following order of 27 priority: 28 a. Public entities that provide family planning services 29 including state, county, or local community health clinics and 30 federally qualified health centers. 31 b. Nonpublic entities that, in addition to family planning 32 services, provide required primary health services as described 33 in 42 U.S.C. §254b(b)(1)(A). 34 c. Nonpublic entities that provide family planning 35 -80- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 80/ 116
H.F. 2460 services but do not provide required primary health services as 1 described in 42 U.S.C. §254b(b)(1)(A). 2 3. Distribution of family planning services program funds 3 under this section shall be made in a manner that continues 4 access to family planning services. 5 4. Distribution of family planning services program funds 6 shall not be made to any entity that performs abortions or that 7 maintains or operates a facility where abortions are performed. 8 For the purposes of this section, “abortion” does not include 9 any of the following: 10 a. The treatment of a woman for a physical disorder, 11 physical injury, or physical illness, including a 12 life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 13 the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, 14 place the woman in danger of death. 15 b. The treatment of a woman for a spontaneous abortion, 16 commonly known as a miscarriage, when not all of the products 17 of human conception are expelled. 18 5. Family planning services program funds distributed in 19 accordance with this section shall not be used for direct or 20 indirect costs, including but not limited to administrative 21 costs or expenses, overhead, employee salaries, rent, and 22 telephone and other utility costs, related to providing 23 abortions as specified in subsection 4. 24 6. The department of human services shall submit a report to 25 the governor and the general assembly, annually by January 1, 26 listing any entities that received funds pursuant to subsection 27 2, paragraph “c”, and the amount and type of funds received by 28 such entities during the preceding calendar year. The report 29 shall provide a detailed explanation of how the department 30 determined that distribution of family planning services 31 program funds to such an entity, instead of to an entity 32 described in subsection 2, paragraph “a” or “b”, was necessary 33 to prevent severe limitation or elimination of access to family 34 planning services in the region of the state where the entity 35 -81- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 81/ 116
H.F. 2460 is located. 1 DIVISION XIII 2 AUTISM SUPPORT PROGRAM 3 Sec. 57. Section 135.181, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2016, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 1. The department shall establish a board-certified 6 behavior analyst and board-certified assistant behavior 7 analyst grants program to provide grants to Iowa resident and 8 nonresident applicants who have been accepted for admission or 9 are attending a board of regents university, community college, 10 or an accredited private institution, within or outside the 11 state of Iowa, are enrolled in a program that is accredited 12 and meets coursework requirements to prepare the applicant 13 to be eligible for board certification as a behavior analyst 14 or assistant behavior analyst, and demonstrate financial 15 need. Priority in the awarding of a grant shall be given to 16 applicants who are residents of Iowa. 17 2. The department, in cooperation with the department 18 of education, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 19 establish minimum standards for applicants to be eligible for a 20 grant that address all of the following: 21 a. Eligibility requirements for and qualifications of 22 an applicant to receive a grant. The applicant shall agree 23 to practice in the state of Iowa for a period of time, not 24 to exceed four years, as specified in the contract entered 25 into between the applicant and the department at the time the 26 grant is awarded. In addition, the applicant shall agree, as 27 specified in the contract, that during the contract period, 28 the applicant will assist in supervising an individual working 29 toward board certification as a behavior analyst or assistant 30 behavior analyst or to consult with schools and service 31 providers that provide services and supports to individuals 32 with autism. 33 b. The application process for the grant. 34 c. Criteria for preference in awarding of the grants. 35 -82- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 82/ 116
H.F. 2460 Priority in the awarding of a grant shall be given to 1 applicants who are residents of Iowa. 2 d. Determination of the amount of a grant. The amount 3 of funding awarded to each applicant shall be based on the 4 applicant’s enrollment status, the number of applicants, and 5 the total amount of available funds. The total amount of funds 6 awarded to an individual applicant shall not exceed fifty 7 percent of the total costs attributable to program tuition and 8 fees, annually. 9 e. Use of the funds awarded. Funds awarded may be used 10 to offset the costs attributable to tuition and fees for the 11 accredited behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst 12 program. 13 Sec. 58. Section 135.181, Code 2016, is amended by adding 14 the following new subsection: 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. The department shall submit a report 16 to the governor and the general assembly no later than January 17 1, annually, that includes but is not limited to all of the 18 following: 19 a. The number of applications received for the immediately 20 preceding fiscal year. 21 b. The number of applications approved and the total amount 22 of funding awarded in grants in the immediately preceding 23 fiscal year. 24 c. The cost of administering the program in the immediately 25 preceding fiscal year. 26 d. Recommendations for any changes to the program. 27 Sec. 59. Section 225D.1, subsection 8, Code 2016, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 8. “Eligible individual” means a child less than nine 30 fourteen years of age who has been diagnosed with autism based 31 on a diagnostic assessment of autism, is not otherwise eligible 32 for coverage for applied behavioral analysis treatment under 33 the medical assistance program, section 514C.28 , or private 34 insurance coverage, and whose household income does not exceed 35 -83- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 83/ 116
H.F. 2460 four five hundred percent of the federal poverty level. 1 Sec. 60. Section 225D.2, subsection 2, paragraphs c and d, 2 Code 2016, are amended to read as follows: 3 c. Notwithstanding the age limitation for an eligible 4 individual, a provision that if an eligible individual reaches 5 nine fourteen years of age prior to completion of the maximum 6 applied behavioral analysis treatment period specified in 7 paragraph “b” , the individual may complete such treatment in 8 accordance with the individual’s treatment plan, not to exceed 9 the maximum treatment period. 10 d. A graduated schedule for cost-sharing by an eligible 11 individual based on a percentage of the total benefit amount 12 expended for the eligible individual, annually. Cost-sharing 13 shall be applicable to eligible individuals with household 14 incomes at or above two hundred percent of the federal poverty 15 level in incrementally increased amounts up to a maximum of ten 16 fifteen percent. The rules shall provide a financial hardship 17 exemption from payment of the cost-sharing based on criteria 18 established by rule of the department. 19 Sec. 61. AUTISM SUPPORT FUND —— CARRYFORWARD. 20 Notwithstanding section 225D.2, moneys credited to the fund 21 that remain unexpended or unobligated at the close of the 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, shall be transferred to the 23 appropriation in this Act for medical contracts to be used for 24 the purpose of that appropriation for the succeeding fiscal 25 year. 26 Sec. 62. EFFECTIVE DATE. The section of this division 27 of this Act providing for carryforward of moneys that remain 28 unexpended or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 29 beginning July 1, 2015, being deemed of immediate importance, 30 takes effect upon enactment. 31 Sec. 63. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The section of this 32 division of this Act providing for carryforward of moneys that 33 remain unexpended or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 34 year beginning July 1, 2015, is retroactively applicable to 35 -84- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 84/ 116
H.F. 2460 July 1, 2015. 1 DIVISION XIV 2 IOWA HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE CONSUMER PROTECTION 3 OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY 4 Sec. 64. IOWA HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE —— 5 LEGISLATIVE GOALS. The goals of the Iowa high quality health 6 care initiative are to improve quality of and access to care 7 for Medicaid members, promote accountability for outcomes, and 8 create a more predictable and sustainable Medicaid budget. The 9 main focus in moving to managed care is to provide the Medicaid 10 members with the opportunity to realize improved health quality 11 and outcomes through wellness initiatives, preventive care, and 12 coordinated care. 13 Sec. 65. IOWA HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE —— 14 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— REPORTS. The department of 15 human services shall submit to the chairpersons and ranking 16 members of the human resources committees of the senate and the 17 house of representatives and to the chairpersons and ranking 18 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on health 19 and human services, quarterly reports, and an annual report 20 beginning December 15, 2016, and annually by December 15, 21 thereafter, regarding Medicaid program consumer protections, 22 outcome achievement, and program integrity as specified in 23 this division. The reports shall be based on and updated to 24 include the most recent information available. The reports 25 shall include an executive summary of the information and 26 data compiled, an analysis of the information and data, 27 and any trends or issues identified through such analysis, 28 to the extent such information is not otherwise considered 29 confidential or protected information pursuant to federal or 30 state law. The joint appropriations subcommittee on health and 31 human services shall dedicate a meeting of the subcommittee 32 during the subsequent session of the general assembly to review 33 of the annual report. 34 1. CONSUMER PROTECTION. 35 -85- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 85/ 116
H.F. 2460 The general assembly recognizes the need for ongoing review 1 of Medicaid member engagement with and feedback regarding 2 Medicaid managed care. The Iowa high quality health care 3 initiative shall ensure access to medically necessary services 4 and shall ensure that Medicaid members are fully engaged in 5 their own health care in order to achieve overall positive 6 health outcomes. The consumer protection component of the 7 reports submitted as required under this section shall be based 8 on all of the following reports relating to member and provider 9 services: 10 a. Member enrollment and disenrollment. 11 b. Member grievances and appeals including all of the 12 following: 13 (1) The percentage of grievances and appeals resolved 14 timely. 15 (2) The number of grievances and appeals received. 16 c. Member call center performance including the service 17 level for members, providers, and pharmacy. 18 d. Prior authorization denials and modifications including 19 all of the following: 20 (1) The percentage of prior authorizations approved, 21 denied, and modified. 22 (2) The percentage of prior authorizations processed within 23 required time frames. 24 e. Provider network access including key gaps in provider 25 coverage based on contract time and distance standards. 26 f. Care coordination, including the ratio of members to care 27 coordinators. 28 g. Level of care and functional assessments, including the 29 percentage of level of care assessments completed timely. 30 h. Population-specific reporting including all of the 31 following: 32 (1) General population. 33 (2) Special needs. 34 (3) Behavioral health. 35 -86- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 86/ 116
H.F. 2460 (4) Elderly. 1 2. OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT. 2 The primary focus of the general assembly in moving to 3 Medicaid managed care is to improve the quality of care and 4 outcomes for Medicaid members. The state has demonstrated 5 how preventive services and the coordination of care for all 6 of a Medicaid member’s treatment significantly improve the 7 health and well-being of the state’s most vulnerable citizens. 8 In order to ensure continued improvement, ongoing review of 9 member outcomes as well as of the process that supports a 10 strong provider network is necessary. The outcome achievement 11 component of the reports submitted as required under this 12 section shall be based on all of the following reports relating 13 to member health outcomes and contract management outcomes: 14 a. Contract management including all of the following: 15 (1) Claims processing including all of the following: 16 (a) The percentage of claims paid and denied. 17 (b) The percentage of claims adjudicated timely. 18 (2) Encounter data including all of the following: 19 (a) Timeliness. 20 (b) Completeness. 21 (c) Accuracy. 22 (3) Value-based purchasing (VBP) enrollment including the 23 percentage of members covered by a VBP arrangement. 24 (4) Financial information including all of the following: 25 (a) Managed care organization (MCO) capitation payments. 26 (b) The medical loss ratio. 27 (c) Program cost savings. 28 b. Member health outcomes including all of the following: 29 (1) Annual healthcare effectiveness and information set 30 (HEDIS) performance. 31 (2) Other quality measures including all of the following: 32 (a) Behavioral health. 33 (b) Children’s health. 34 (c) Prenatal and birth outcomes. 35 -87- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 87/ 116
H.F. 2460 (d) Chronic condition management. 1 (e) Adult preventative care. 2 (3) Value index score (VIS) performance. 3 (4) Annual consumer assessment of healthcare providers and 4 systems (CAHPS) performance. 5 (5) Utilization information including all of the following: 6 (a) Inpatient hospital admissions and potential 7 preventative admissions. 8 (b) Readmissions. 9 (c) Outpatient visits. 10 (d) Emergency department visits and potentially preventable 11 emergency department visits. 12 3. PROGRAM INTEGRITY. 13 The Medicaid program has traditionally included 14 comprehensive oversight and program integrity controls. 15 Under Medicaid managed care, federal, state, and contractual 16 safeguards will continue to be incorporated to prevent, detect, 17 and eliminate provider fraud, waste, and abuse to maintain a 18 sustainable Medicaid program. The program integrity component 19 of the reports submitted as required under this section shall 20 be based on all of the following reports relating to program 21 integrity: 22 a. The level of fraud, waste, and abuse identified by the 23 MCOs. 24 b. Managed care organization adherence to the program 25 integrity plan. 26 c. Notification of the state by the MCOs regarding fraud, 27 waste, and abuse. 28 d. The impact of program activities on capitation payments. 29 e. Enrollment and payment information including all of the 30 following: 31 (1) Eligibility. 32 (2) Third-party liability. 33 f. Managed care organization reserves compared to minimum 34 reserves required by the insurance division of the department 35 -88- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 88/ 116
H.F. 2460 of commerce. 1 g. A summary report by the insurance division of the 2 department of commerce including information relating to health 3 maintenance organization licensure, the annual independent 4 audit, insurance division reporting, and reinsurance. 5 4. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION FROM OTHER OVERSIGHT 6 ENTITIES. The council on human services, the medical 7 assistance advisory council, the hawk-i board, the mental 8 health and disability services commission, and the office 9 of long-term care ombudsman shall regularly review Medicaid 10 managed care as it relates to the entity’s respective statutory 11 duties. These entities shall submit executive summaries of 12 pertinent information regarding their deliberations during the 13 prior year relating to Medicaid managed care to the department 14 of human services no later than November 15, annually, for 15 inclusion in the annual report submitted as required under this 16 section. 17 Sec. 66. IOWA HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE —— 18 ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT. 19 1. The council on human services, the medical assistance 20 advisory council, and the hawk-i board shall submit to the 21 chairpersons and ranking members of the human resources 22 committees of the senate and the house of representatives 23 and to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint 24 appropriations subcommittee on health and human services, on a 25 quarterly basis, minutes of their respective meetings during 26 which the council or board addressed Medicaid managed care. 27 2. The director of human services shall submit the 28 compilation of the input and recommendations from stakeholders 29 and Medicaid members attending the public meetings convened 30 pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 137, section 63, to 31 the chairpersons and ranking members of the human resources 32 committees of the senate and the house of representatives 33 and to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint 34 appropriations subcommittee on health and human services, on 35 -89- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 89/ 116
H.F. 2460 a quarterly basis. 1 Sec. 67. IOWA HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE —— 2 POSTING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. The department of human 3 services shall post information from all of the following 4 reports, as the information becomes available and to the extent 5 such information is not otherwise considered confidential or 6 protected information pursuant to federal or state law, on the 7 Iowa health link internet site: 8 1. CONSUMER PROTECTION: 9 a. Member enrollment and disenrollment. 10 b. Member grievances and appeals including all of the 11 following: 12 (1) The percentage of grievances and appeals resolved 13 timely. 14 (2) The number of grievances and appeals received. 15 c. Member call center performance including the service 16 level for members, providers, and pharmacy. 17 d. Prior authorization denials and modifications including 18 all of the following: 19 (1) The percentage of prior authorizations approved, 20 denied, and modified. 21 (2) The percentage of prior authorizations processed within 22 required time frames. 23 e. Provider network access including key gaps in provider 24 coverage based on contract time and distance standards. 25 f. Care coordination, including the ratio of members to care 26 coordinators. 27 g. Level of care and functional assessments, including the 28 percentage of level of care assessments completed timely. 29 h. Population-specific reporting including all of the 30 following: 31 (1) General population. 32 (2) Special needs. 33 (3) Behavioral health. 34 (4) Elderly. 35 -90- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 90/ 116
H.F. 2460 2. OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT: 1 a. Contract management: 2 (1) Claims processing including all of the following: 3 (a) The percentage of claims paid and denied. 4 (b) The percentage of claims adjudicated timely. 5 (2) Encounter data including all of the following: 6 (a) Timeliness. 7 (b) Completeness. 8 (c) Accuracy. 9 (3) Value-based purchasing (VBP) enrollment including the 10 percentage of members covered by a VBP arrangement. 11 (4) Financial information including all of the following: 12 (a) Managed care organization capitation payments. 13 (b) Medical loss ratio. 14 (c) Program cost savings. 15 b. Member health outcomes including all of the following: 16 (1) Annual healthcare effectiveness and information set 17 (HEDIS) performance. 18 (2) Other quality measures including all of the following: 19 (a) Behavioral health. 20 (b) Children’s health. 21 (c) Prenatal and birth outcomes. 22 (d) Chronic condition management. 23 (e) Adult preventative care. 24 (3) Value index score (VIS) performance. 25 (4) Annual consumer assessment of healthcare providers and 26 systems (CAHPS) performance. 27 (5) Utilization information including all of the following: 28 (a) Inpatient admissions and potential preventative 29 admissions. 30 (b) Readmissions. 31 (c) Outpatient visits. 32 (d) Emergency department visits and potentially preventable 33 emergency department visits. 34 3. PROGRAM INTEGRITY: 35 -91- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 91/ 116
H.F. 2460 a. The level of fraud, waste, and abuse identified by the 1 MCOs. 2 b. Managed care organization adherence to the program 3 integrity plan. 4 c. Notification of the state by the MCOs regarding fraud, 5 waste, and abuse. 6 d. The impact of program activities on capitation payments. 7 e. Enrollment and payment information including all of the 8 following: 9 (1) Eligibility. 10 (2) Third-party liability. 11 f. Managed care organization reserves compared to minimum 12 reserves required by the insurance division of the department 13 of commerce. 14 g. A summary report by the insurance division of the 15 department of commerce including information relating to health 16 maintenance organization licensure, the annual independent 17 audit, insurance division reporting, and reinsurance. 18 DIVISION XV 19 CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 20 Sec. 68. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES —— 21 PLANNING GRANTS. 22 1. The department of human services shall establish 23 a request for proposals process, in cooperation with the 24 departments of public health and education and the judicial 25 branch, which shall be based upon recommendations for 26 children’s mental health crisis services described in the 27 children’s mental health and well-being workgroup final report 28 submitted to the department on December 15, 2015. 29 2. Planning grants shall be awarded to two lead entities. 30 Each lead entity should be a member of a specifically 31 designated coalition of three to four other entities that 32 propose to serve different geographically defined areas of 33 the state, but a lead entity shall not be a mental health and 34 disability services region. 35 -92- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 92/ 116
H.F. 2460 3. The request for proposals shall require each grantee to 1 develop a plan for children’s mental health crisis services for 2 the grantee’s defined geographic area that includes all of the 3 following: 4 a. Identification of the existing children’s mental health 5 crisis services in the defined area. 6 b. Identification of gaps in children’s mental health 7 crisis services in the defined area. 8 c. A plan for collection of data that demonstrates the 9 effects of children’s mental health crisis services through the 10 collection of outcome data and surveys of the children affected 11 and their families. 12 d. A method for using federal, state, and other funding 13 including funding currently available, to implement and support 14 children’s mental health crisis services. 15 e. Utilization of collaborative processes developed from 16 the recommendations from the children’s mental health and 17 well-being workgroup final report submitted to the department 18 on December 15, 2015. 19 f. A recommendation for any additional state funding needed 20 to establish a children’s mental health crisis service system 21 in the defined area. 22 g. A recommendation for statewide standard requirements for 23 children’s mental health crisis services, as defined in the 24 children’s mental health and well-being workgroup final report 25 submitted to the department of human services on December 15, 26 2015, including but not limited to all of the following: 27 (1) Standardized primary care practitioner screenings. 28 (2) Standardized mental health crisis screenings. 29 (3) Standardized mental health and substance use disorder 30 assessments. 31 (4) Requirements for certain inpatient psychiatric 32 hospitals and psychiatric medical institutions for children to 33 accept and treat all children regardless of the acuity of their 34 condition. 35 -93- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 93/ 116
H.F. 2460 4. Each grantee shall submit a report to the department by 1 December 15, 2016. The department shall combine the essentials 2 of each report and shall submit a report to the general 3 assembly by January 15, 2017, regarding the department’s 4 conclusions and recommendations. 5 Sec. 69. CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING LEARNING LABS. The 6 department of human services, utilizing existing departmental 7 resources and with the continued assistance of a private child 8 welfare foundation focused on improving child well-being, shall 9 study and collect data on emerging, collaborative efforts 10 in existing programs engaged in addressing well-being for 11 children with complex needs and their families in communities 12 across the state. The department shall establish guidelines 13 based upon recommendations in the children’s mental health and 14 well-being workgroup final report submitted to the department 15 on December 15, 2015, to select three to five such programs 16 to be designated learning labs to enable the department 17 to engage in a multi-site learning process during the 2016 18 calendar year with a goal of creating an expansive structured 19 learning network. The department shall submit a report with 20 recommendations including lessons learned, suggested program 21 design refinements, and implications for funding, policy 22 changes, and best practices to the general assembly by January 23 15, 2017. 24 Sec. 70. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— ADDITIONAL 25 STUDY REPORTS. The department of human services shall, in 26 consultation with the department of public health, the mental 27 health and disability services commission, and the mental 28 health planning council, submit a report with recommendations 29 to the general assembly by December 15, 2016, regarding all of 30 the following: 31 1. The creation and implementation of a statewide 32 children’s mental health crisis service system to include but 33 not be limited to an inventory of all current children’s mental 34 health crisis service systems in the state including children’s 35 -94- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 94/ 116
H.F. 2460 mental health crisis service system telephone lines. The 1 report shall include recommendations regarding proposed changes 2 to improve the effectiveness of and access to children’s mental 3 health crisis services. 4 2. The development and implementation of a children’s 5 mental health public education and awareness campaign that 6 targets the reduction of stigma for children with mental 7 illness and that supports children with mental illness and 8 their families in seeking effective treatment. The plan shall 9 include potential methods for funding such a campaign. 10 Sec. 71. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ADVISORY 11 COMMITTEE. The department of human services shall create and 12 provide support to a children’s mental health and well-being 13 advisory committee to continue the coordinated efforts of 14 the children’s mental health subcommittee and the children’s 15 well-being subcommittee of the children’s mental health 16 and well-being workgroup. Consideration shall be given to 17 continued service by members of the children’s mental health 18 and well-being workgroup created pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, 19 ch. 137, and representatives from the departments of human 20 services, public health, and education; the judicial branch; 21 and other appropriate stakeholders designated by the director. 22 The advisory committee shall do all of the following: 23 1. Provide guidance regarding implementation of the 24 recommendations in the children’s mental health and well-being 25 workgroup final report submitted to the department on December 26 15, 2015, and subsequent reports required by this Act. 27 2. Select and study additional children’s well-being 28 learning labs to assure a continued commitment to joint 29 learning and comparison for all learning lab sites. 30 DIVISION XVI 31 OPIOID ANTAGONIST REVISION 32 Sec. 72. Section 147A.18, subsection 5, as enacted by 2016 33 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2218, section 3, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -95- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 95/ 116
H.F. 2460 5. The department shall may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1 17A to implement and administer this section , including but 2 not limited to standards and procedures for the prescription, 3 distribution, storage, replacement, and administration of 4 opioid antagonists, and for the training and authorization 5 to be required for first responders to administer an opioid 6 antagonist . 7 Sec. 73. OPIOID ANTAGONIST IMPLEMENTATION 8 CONTINGENCY. 2016 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2218, section 9 4, is amended by striking the section. 10 DIVISION XVII 11 NURSING GRANT PROGRAMS 12 Sec. 74. Section 135.178, Code 2016, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 135.178 Nurse residency state matching grants program —— 15 repeal . 16 1. The department shall establish a nurse residency state 17 matching grants program to provide matching state funding 18 to sponsors of nurse residency programs in this state to 19 establish, expand, or support nurse residency programs that 20 meet standards adopted by rule of the department. Funding for 21 the program may be provided through the health care workforce 22 shortage fund or the nurse residency state matching grants 23 program account created in section 135.175 . The department, 24 in cooperation with the Iowa board of nursing, the department 25 of education, Iowa institutions of higher education with board 26 of nursing-approved programs to educate nurses, and the Iowa 27 nurses association, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 28 to establish minimum standards for nurse residency programs 29 to be eligible for a matching grant that address all of the 30 following: 31 a. 1. Eligibility requirements for and qualifications of 32 a sponsor of a nurse residency program to receive a grant, 33 including that the program includes both rural and urban 34 components. 35 -96- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 96/ 116
H.F. 2460 b. 2. The application process for the grant. 1 c. 3. Criteria for preference in awarding of the grants. 2 d. 4. Determination of the amount of a grant. 3 e. 5. Use of the funds awarded. Funds may be used to pay 4 the costs of establishing, expanding, or supporting a nurse 5 residency program as specified in this section , including but 6 not limited to the costs associated with residency stipends and 7 nursing faculty stipends. 8 2. This section is repealed June 30, 2016. 9 Sec. 75. Section 261.129, Code 2016, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 261.129 Iowa needs nurses now initiative —— repeal . 12 1. Nurse educator incentive payment program. 13 a. The commission shall establish a nurse educator 14 incentive payment program. Funding for the program may be 15 provided through the health care workforce shortage fund or the 16 health care professional and Iowa needs nurses now initiative 17 account created in section 135.175 . For the purposes of this 18 subsection , “nurse educator” means a registered nurse who holds 19 a master’s degree or doctorate degree and is employed as a 20 faculty member who teaches nursing in a nursing education 21 program as provided in 655 IAC 2.6 at a community college, an 22 accredited private institution, or an institution of higher 23 education governed by the state board of regents. 24 b. The program shall consist of incentive payments to 25 recruit and retain nurse educators. The program shall provide 26 for incentive payments of up to twenty thousand dollars for a 27 nurse educator who remains teaching in a qualifying teaching 28 position for a period of not less than four consecutive 29 academic years. 30 c. The nurse educator and the commission shall enter into an 31 agreement specifying the obligations of the nurse educator and 32 the commission. If the nurse educator leaves the qualifying 33 teaching position prior to teaching for four consecutive 34 academic years, the nurse educator shall be liable to repay 35 -97- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 97/ 116
H.F. 2460 the incentive payment amount to the state, plus interest as 1 specified by rule. However, if the nurse educator leaves 2 the qualifying teaching position involuntarily, the nurse 3 educator shall be liable to repay only a pro rata amount of the 4 incentive payment based on incompleted years of service. 5 d. The commission, in consultation with the department 6 of public health, the board of nursing, the department of 7 education, and the Iowa nurses association, shall adopt rules 8 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to the establishment and 9 administration of the nurse educator incentive payment program. 10 The rules shall include provisions specifying what constitutes 11 a qualifying teaching position. 12 2. Nursing faculty fellowship program. 13 a. The commission shall establish a nursing faculty 14 fellowship program to provide funds to nursing schools in the 15 state, including but not limited to nursing schools located at 16 community colleges, for fellowships for individuals employed 17 in qualifying positions on the nursing faculty. Funding for 18 the program may be provided through the health care workforce 19 shortage fund or the health care professional and the Iowa 20 needs nurses now initiative account created in section 135.175 . 21 The program shall be designed to assist nursing schools in 22 filling vacancies in qualifying positions throughout the state. 23 b. The commission, in consultation with the department 24 of public health, the board of nursing, the department of 25 education, and the Iowa nurses association, and in cooperation 26 with nursing schools throughout the state, shall develop a 27 distribution formula which shall provide that no more than 28 thirty percent of the available moneys are awarded to a single 29 nursing school. Additionally, the program shall limit funding 30 for a qualifying position in a nursing school to no more than 31 ten thousand dollars per year for up to three years. 32 c. The commission, in consultation with the department 33 of public health, the board of nursing, the department of 34 education, and the Iowa nurses association, shall adopt 35 -98- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 98/ 116
H.F. 2460 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the program. The 1 rules shall include provisions specifying what constitutes a 2 qualifying position at a nursing school. 3 d. In determining eligibility for a fellowship, the 4 commission shall consider all of the following: 5 (1) The length of time a qualifying position has gone 6 unfilled at a nursing school. 7 (2) Documented recruiting efforts by a nursing school. 8 (3) The geographic location of a nursing school. 9 (4) The type of nursing program offered at the nursing 10 school, including associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral 11 degrees in nursing, and the need for the specific nursing 12 program in the state. 13 3. Nurse educator scholarship program. 14 a. The commission shall establish a nurse educator 15 scholarship program. Funding for the program may be provided 16 through the health care workforce shortage fund or the health 17 care professional and the Iowa needs nurses now initiative 18 account created in section 135.175 . The goal of the nurse 19 educator scholarship program is to address the waiting list of 20 qualified applicants to Iowa’s nursing schools by providing 21 incentives for the training of additional nursing educators. 22 For the purposes of this subsection , “nurse educator” means 23 a registered nurse who holds a master’s degree or doctorate 24 degree and is employed as a faculty member who teaches nursing 25 in a nursing education program as provided in 655 IAC 2.6 at 26 a community college, an accredited private institution, or an 27 institution of higher education governed by the state board of 28 regents. 29 b. The program shall consist of scholarships to further 30 advance the education of nurses to become nurse educators. The 31 program shall provide for scholarship payments in an amount 32 established by rule for students who are preparing to teach in 33 qualifying teaching positions. 34 c. The commission, in consultation with the department 35 -99- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 99/ 116
H.F. 2460 of public health, the board of nursing, the department of 1 education, and the Iowa nurses association, shall adopt rules 2 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to the establishment and 3 administration of the nurse educator scholarship program. The 4 rules shall include provisions specifying what constitutes a 5 qualifying teaching position and the amount of any scholarship. 6 4. Nurse educator scholarship-in-exchange-for-service 7 program. 8 a. The commission shall establish a nurse educator 9 scholarship-in-exchange-for-service program. Funding for the 10 program may be provided through the health care workforce 11 shortage fund or the health care professional and Iowa needs 12 nurses now initiative account created in section 135.175 . The 13 goal of the nurse educator scholarship-in-exchange-for-service 14 program is to address the waiting list of qualified applicants 15 to Iowa’s nursing schools by providing incentives for the 16 education of additional nursing educators. For the purposes 17 of this subsection , “nurse educator” means a registered nurse 18 who holds a master’s degree or doctorate degree and is employed 19 as a faculty member who teaches nursing in a nursing education 20 program as provided in 655 IAC 2.6 at a community college, an 21 accredited private institution, or an institution of higher 22 education governed by the state board of regents. 23 b. The program shall consist of scholarships to further 24 advance the education of nurses to become nurse educators. The 25 program shall provide for scholarship-in-exchange-for-service 26 payments in an amount established by rule for students who 27 are preparing to teach in qualifying teaching positions for a 28 period of not less than four consecutive academic years. 29 c. The scholarship-in-exchange-for-service recipient 30 and the commission shall enter into an agreement specifying 31 the obligations of the applicant and the commission. 32 If the nurse educator leaves the qualifying teaching 33 position prior to teaching for four consecutive academic 34 years, the nurse educator shall be liable to repay the 35 -100- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 100/ 116
H.F. 2460 scholarship-in-exchange-for-service amount to the state plus 1 interest as specified by rule. However, if the nurse educator 2 leaves the qualified teaching position involuntarily, the nurse 3 educator shall be liable to repay only a pro rata amount of the 4 scholarship based on incomplete years of service. 5 d. The receipt of a nurse educator 6 scholarship-in-exchange-for-service shall not impact 7 eligibility of an individual for other financial incentives 8 including but not limited to loan forgiveness programs. 9 e. The commission, in consultation with the department 10 of public health, the board of nursing, the department 11 of education, and the Iowa nurses association, shall 12 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to the 13 establishment and administration of the nurse educator 14 scholarship-in-exchange-for-service program. The rules 15 shall include the provisions specifying what constitutes 16 a qualifying teaching position and the amount of any 17 scholarship-in-exchange-for-service. 18 5. Repeal. This section is repealed June 30, 2016. 19 Sec. 76. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 20 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 21 enactment. 22 Sec. 77. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 23 Act is retroactively applicable to June 30, 2016. 24 DIVISION XVIII 25 NON-STATE GOVERNMENT-OWNED NURSING FACILITY UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT 26 SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM 27 Sec. 78. Section 249L.2, subsection 6, Code 2016, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 6. “Nursing facility” means a licensed nursing facility as 30 defined in section 135C.1 that is a freestanding facility or 31 a nursing facility operated by a hospital licensed pursuant 32 to chapter 135B , but does not include a distinct-part skilled 33 nursing unit or a swing-bed unit operated by a hospital, or 34 a nursing facility owned by the state or federal government 35 -101- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 101/ 116
H.F. 2460 or other governmental unit . “Nursing facility” includes a 1 non-state government-owned nursing facility if the nursing 2 facility participates in the non-state government-owned nursing 3 facility upper payment limit supplemental payment program. 4 Sec. 79. NON-STATE GOVERNMENT-OWNED NURSING FACILITY UPPER 5 PAYMENT LIMIT SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM. 6 1. The department of human services shall submit to the 7 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) of the United 8 States department of health and human services, no later 9 than June 30, 2016, a Medicaid state plan amendment to allow 10 qualifying non-state government-owned nursing facilities to 11 receive a supplemental payment in accordance with the upper 12 payment limit requirements pursuant to 42 C.F.R. §447.272. The 13 supplemental payment shall be in addition to the greater of the 14 Medicaid fee-for-service per diem reimbursement rate or the 15 per diem payment established for the nursing facility under a 16 Medicaid managed care contract. 17 2. At a minimum, the Medicaid state plan amendment shall 18 provide for all of the following: 19 a. A non-state governmental entity shall provide the state 20 share of the expected supplemental payment in the form of an 21 intergovernmental transfer to the state. 22 b. The state shall claim federal matching funds and shall 23 make supplemental payments to eligible non-state governmental 24 entities based on the supplemental amount as calculated by 25 the state for each nursing facility for which a non-state 26 governmental entity owns the nursing facility’s license. 27 c. The supplemental payment program shall be budget neutral 28 to the state. No general fund revenue shall be expended under 29 the program including for costs of administration. If payments 30 under the program result in overpayment to a nursing facility, 31 or if CMS disallows federal participation related to a nursing 32 facility’s receipt or use of supplemental payments authorized 33 under the program, the state may recoup an amount equivalent 34 to the amount of supplemental payments overpaid or disallowed. 35 -102- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 102/ 116
H.F. 2460 Supplemental payments shall be subject to any adjustment 1 for payments made in error, including but not limited to 2 adjustments made by state or federal law, and the state may 3 recoup an amount equivalent to any such adjustment. 4 d. A nursing facility participating in the program shall 5 notify the state of any changes in ownership that may affect 6 the nursing facility’s continued eligibility for the program 7 within thirty days of any such change. 8 e. A portion of the supplemental payment paid to a 9 participating nursing facility, not to exceed five percent, 10 annually, may be used to pay contingent fees, consulting fees, 11 or legal fees associated with the nursing facility’s receipt 12 of the supplemental funds, and any such expenditures shall be 13 reported to the department of human services. 14 f. The supplemental payment paid to a participating nursing 15 facility shall only be used as specified in state and federal 16 law. Supplemental payments paid to a participating nursing 17 facility shall only be used as follows: 18 (1) A portion of the amount received may be used for nursing 19 facility quality improvement initiatives including but not 20 limited to educational scholarships and nonmandatory training. 21 Priority in the awarding of contracts for such training shall 22 be for Iowa-based organizations. 23 (2) A portion of the amount received may be used for nursing 24 facility remodeling or renovation. Priority in the awarding 25 of contracts for such remodeling or renovations shall be for 26 Iowa-based organizations and skilled laborers. 27 (3) A portion of the amount received may be used for health 28 information technology infrastructure and software. Priority 29 in the awarding of contracts for such health information 30 technology infrastructure and software shall be for Iowa-based 31 organizations. 32 (4) A portion of the amount received may be used for 33 endowments to offset costs associated with maintenance of 34 hospitals licensed under chapter 135B and nursing facilities 35 -103- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 103/ 116
H.F. 2460 licensed under chapter 135C. 1 (5) A portion of the amount received may be used for 2 improved care coordination between participating nursing 3 facilities and hospitals. 4 g. A non-state governmental entity shall only be eligible 5 for supplemental payments attributable to up to 10 percent of 6 the non-state government-owned nursing facilities licensed in 7 the state. 8 3. Following receipt of approval and implementation of the 9 program, the department shall submit a report to the governor 10 and the general assembly, annually, on or before December 15, 11 regarding the program. The report shall include, at a minimum, 12 the name and location of participating non-state governmental 13 entities and the non-state government-owned nursing facilities 14 with which the non-state governmental entities have partnered 15 to participate in the program; the amount of the matching 16 funds provided by each non-state governmental entity; the net 17 supplemental payment amount received by each participating 18 non-governmental entity and non-state government-owned nursing 19 facility; and the amount expended for each of the specified 20 categories of approved expenditure. 21 4. As used in this section: 22 a. “Non-state governmental entity” means a hospital 23 authority, hospital district, health care district, city, or 24 county. 25 b. “Non-state government-owned nursing facility” means a 26 nursing facility for which a non-state governmental entity 27 holds the nursing facility’s license and is party to the 28 nursing facility’s Medicaid contract. 29 Sec. 80. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 30 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 31 enactment. 32 Sec. 81. CONTINGENT IMPLEMENTATION. The section of this 33 division of this Act amending section 249L.2 shall only be 34 implemented upon receipt by the department of human services 35 -104- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 104/ 116
H.F. 2460 of approval of the Medicaid state plan amendment by the 1 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States 2 department of health and human services. 3 DIVISION XIX 4 CAREGIVER DESIGNATION 5 Sec. 82. NEW SECTION . 144E.1 Definitions. 6 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 7 requires: 8 1. “After-care assistance” means any assistance provided 9 by a caregiver to a patient following the patient’s discharge 10 from a hospital that is related to the patient’s condition 11 at the time of discharge, including but not limited to 12 assisting with basic activities of daily living, assisting 13 with instrumental activities of daily living, and performing 14 other tasks including but not limited to managing wound care, 15 assisting in the administering of medications, and operating 16 medical equipment, as determined to be appropriate by the 17 patient’s discharging physician or other licensed health care 18 professional. 19 2. “Caregiver” means any individual designated as a 20 caregiver by a patient who provides after-care assistance to a 21 patient in the patient’s residence. “Caregiver” includes but is 22 not limited to a relative, spouse, partner, friend, or neighbor 23 who has a significant relationship with the patient. 24 3. “Discharge” means a patient’s exit or release from a 25 hospital to the patient’s residence following an inpatient 26 admission. 27 4. “Entry” means a patient’s admission into a hospital for 28 the purposes of receiving inpatient medical care. 29 5. “Facility” means a health care facility as defined in 30 section 135C.1, an elder group home as defined in section 31 231B.1, or an assisted living program as defined in section 32 231C.2. 33 6. “Hospital” means a licensed hospital as defined in 34 section 135B.1. 35 -105- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 105/ 116
H.F. 2460 7. “Residence” means the dwelling that the patient considers 1 to be the patient’s home. “Residence” does not include any 2 rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing home, assisted 3 living facility, or group home licensed by the department of 4 inspections and appeals. 5 Sec. 83. NEW SECTION . 144E.2 Caregiver —— opportunity to 6 designate. 7 1. a. A hospital shall provide each patient or, if 8 applicable, the patient’s legal guardian with an opportunity 9 to designate at least one caregiver within twenty-four hours 10 following the patient’s entry into a hospital, and prior to 11 the patient’s discharge or transfer to another hospital or 12 facility. 13 b. If the patient is unconscious or otherwise incapacitated 14 upon entry into the hospital, the hospital shall provide the 15 patient or the patient’s legal guardian with an opportunity to 16 designate a caregiver within twenty-four hours following the 17 patient’s recovery of consciousness or capacity. 18 c. If the patient or legal guardian declines to designate 19 a caregiver, the hospital shall promptly document this 20 declination in the patient’s medical record. 21 d. If the patient or the patient’s legal guardian designates 22 an individual as a caregiver, all of the following shall apply: 23 (1) The hospital shall promptly request the written consent 24 of the patient or the patient’s legal guardian to release 25 medical information to the patient’s caregiver following the 26 hospital’s established procedures for releasing personal health 27 information and in compliance with all federal and state 28 laws. If the patient or the patient’s legal guardian declines 29 to consent to release medical information to the patient’s 30 caregiver, the hospital shall not be required to provide notice 31 to the caregiver under section 144E.3 or to provide information 32 contained in the patient’s discharge plan to the caregiver 33 under section 144E.4. 34 (2) The hospital shall record the patient’s designation of 35 -106- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 106/ 116
H.F. 2460 caregiver, the relationship of the caregiver to the patient, 1 and the name, telephone number, and address of the patient’s 2 caregiver in the patient’s medical record. 3 e. A patient or the patient’s legal guardian may elect to 4 change the designation of the patient’s caregiver at any time, 5 and the hospital shall record such change in the patient’s 6 medical record prior to the patient’s discharge. 7 2. The designation of a caregiver by a patient or a 8 patient’s legal guardian does not obligate the designated 9 individual to perform any after-care assistance for the 10 patient. 11 3. This section shall not be construed to require a patient 12 or a patient’s legal guardian to designate any individual as a 13 caregiver. 14 Sec. 84. NEW SECTION . 144E.3 Notification of caregiver. 15 A hospital shall notify the patient’s caregiver of the 16 patient’s discharge or transfer to another hospital or facility 17 as soon as possible upon issuance of a discharge or transfer 18 order by the patient’s attending physician and prior to the 19 patient’s actual discharge or transfer to another hospital or 20 facility. If the hospital is unable to contact the caregiver, 21 the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or 22 otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient, or 23 an appropriate discharge or transfer of the patient. 24 Sec. 85. NEW SECTION . 144E.4 Instructions to caregiver. 25 1. a. As soon as possible and prior to a patient’s 26 discharge from a hospital, the hospital shall consult with the 27 caregiver along with the patient regarding the caregiver’s 28 capabilities and limitations and issue a discharge plan that 29 describes the patient’s after-care assistance needs at the 30 patient’s residence. At a minimum, the discharge plan shall 31 include: 32 (1) The name and contact information of the caregiver. 33 (2) A description of all after-care assistance tasks 34 necessary to maintain the patient’s ability to reside at the 35 -107- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 107/ 116
H.F. 2460 patient’s residence. 1 (3) Contact information for any health care, community 2 resource, and long-term services and supports necessary to 3 successfully carry out the patient’s discharge plan. 4 b. If the hospital is unable to contact the caregiver, 5 the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or 6 otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient, or 7 an appropriate discharge or transfer of the patient. 8 2. The hospital issuing the discharge plan shall offer 9 to provide a caregiver with instructions for all after-care 10 assistance tasks described in the discharge plan. At a 11 minimum, this instruction shall include: 12 a. A live demonstration or video instruction of the 13 after-care tasks, performed by a hospital employee or 14 an individual with whom the hospital has a contractual 15 relationship, who has the appropriate education and competency 16 in the task to be performed and is authorized to perform the 17 task, in a culturally-competent manner and in accordance with 18 the hospital’s requirements to provide language access services 19 under state and federal law. 20 b. An opportunity for the caregiver to ask questions about 21 the after-care assistance tasks. 22 c. Answers to the caregiver’s questions provided in 23 a culturally-competent manner and in accordance with the 24 hospital’s requirements to provide language access services 25 under state and federal law. 26 Sec. 86. NEW SECTION . 144E.5 Adoption of rules. 27 The department of inspections and appeals, in consultation 28 with the department of public health, may adopt rules pursuant 29 to chapter 17A to administer this chapter including but not 30 limited to rules to further define the content and scope of any 31 instructions provided to caregivers under this chapter. 32 Sec. 87. NEW SECTION . 144E.6 Construction of chapter 33 relative to other health care directive. 34 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with 35 -108- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 108/ 116
H.F. 2460 the rights of an agent operating under a valid durable power of 1 attorney for health care pursuant to chapter 144B. 2 Sec. 88. NEW SECTION . 144E.7 Limitations. 3 1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create 4 a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital 5 employee, or any consultant or contractor with whom a hospital 6 has a contractual relationship, or to limit or otherwise 7 supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any 8 other provision of law. 9 2. Nothing in this chapter shall delay the appropriate 10 discharge or transfer of a patient. 11 3. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere 12 with or supersede a health care provider’s instructions 13 regarding a Medicare-certified home health agency or any other 14 postacute care provider. 15 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant 16 decision-making authority to a caregiver to determine the type 17 of provider or provider of the patient’s posthospital care as 18 specified in the patient’s discharge plan. 19 DIVISION XX 20 TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM 21 Sec. 89. Section 147A.23, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 22 2016, is amended to read as follows: 23 c. Upon verification and the issuance of a certificate of 24 verification, a hospital or emergency care facility agrees 25 to maintain a level of commitment and resources sufficient 26 to meet responsibilities and standards as required by the 27 trauma care criteria established by rule under this subchapter . 28 Verifications are valid for a period of three years or as 29 determined by the department and are renewable. As part of 30 the verification and renewal process, the department may 31 conduct periodic on-site reviews of the services and facilities 32 of the hospital or emergency care facility. However, the 33 department shall not decrease a hospital’s trauma care 34 services categorization level for which a hospital was issued 35 -109- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 109/ 116
H.F. 2460 a certificate of verification prior to July 1, 2015, unless 1 the hospital subsequently fails to maintain the requirements 2 existing at the time of the issuance of the certification of 3 verification for that categorization level of trauma care 4 services. 5 Sec. 90. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 6 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 7 enactment. 8 Sec. 91. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 9 Act applies retroactively to June 30, 2015. 10 DIVISION XXI 11 MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES REGIONS —— FUNDING 12 Sec. 92. MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES REGIONS —— 13 FUNDING. 14 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 15 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 17 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 18 purpose designated: 19 For a grant to a five-county mental health and disability 20 services region with a population of between 290,000 to 300,000 21 as determined by the latest federal decennial census, for the 22 provision of mental health and disability services within the 23 region: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 25 The moneys appropriated in this subsection are contingent 26 upon the continuation of sustainable service funding 27 relationships between all counties in the region for the fiscal 28 year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017. The 29 department and the region shall enter into a memorandum of 30 understanding regarding the use of the moneys by the region 31 prior to the region’s receipt of moneys under this subsection. 32 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 33 state to the department of human services for the fiscal year 34 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 35 -110- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 110/ 116
H.F. 2460 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 1 purpose designated: 2 For a grant to a single-county mental health and disability 3 services region with a population of over 350,000 as determined 4 by the latest federal decennial census, for the provision of 5 mental health and disability services: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000 7 The department shall work with the region awarded moneys 8 pursuant to this subsection to complete a three-year 9 sustainable cash flow funding plan for the delivery of mental 10 health and disability services in the region to be submitted to 11 the department by November 15, 2016. The department and the 12 region shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding 13 the use of the moneys and detailing the provisions of the plan 14 prior to the region’s receipt of moneys under this subsection. 15 3. The department shall distribute moneys appropriated 16 in this section within 60 days of the date of signing of the 17 memorandum of understanding between the department and each 18 region. 19 4. Moneys awarded under this section shall be used by the 20 regions consistent with each region’s service system management 21 plan as approved by the department. 22 DIVISION XXII 23 MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES REDESIGN PROGRESS REPORT 24 Sec. 93. MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES REDESIGN 25 PROGRESS REPORT. The department of human services shall review 26 and report progress on the implementation of the adult mental 27 health and disability services redesign and shall identify 28 any challenges faced in achieving the goals of the redesign. 29 The progress report shall include but not be limited to 30 information regarding the mental health and disability services 31 regional service system including governance, management, and 32 administration; the implementation of best practices including 33 evidence-based best practices; the availability of, access 34 to, and provision of initial core services and additional 35 -111- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 111/ 116
H.F. 2460 core services to and for required core service populations 1 and additional core service populations; and the financial 2 stability and fiscal viability of the redesign. The department 3 shall submit its report with findings to the governor and the 4 general assembly no later than November 15, 2016. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill relates to appropriations for health and human 9 services made in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the department of 10 veterans affairs, Iowa veterans home, department on aging 11 (IDA), office of long-term care ombudsman, department of public 12 health (DPH), Iowa finance authority, department of human 13 rights, and department of human services (DHS). 14 The bill is organized into divisions. 15 DEPARTMENT ON AGING. This division amends appropriations 16 made from the general fund of the state for the department on 17 aging for FY 2016-2017. 18 OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. This division amends 19 appropriations made from the general fund of the state for the 20 office of long-term care ombudsman for FY 2016-2017. 21 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. This division amends 22 appropriations made from the general fund of the state for the 23 department of public health for FY 2016-2017. 24 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND IOWA VETERANS HOME. 25 This division amends appropriations made from the general 26 fund of the state for the department of veterans affairs for 27 FY 2016-2017 for administration, the Iowa veterans home, for 28 transfer to the Iowa finance authority for the home ownership 29 assistance program, and for the county commissions of veteran 30 affairs. 31 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. This division amends 32 appropriations from the general fund of the state and the 33 federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant 34 to DHS for FY 2016-2017. The allocation for the family 35 -112- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 112/ 116
H.F. 2460 development and self-sufficiency grant program is made directly 1 to the department of human rights. The reimbursement section 2 addresses reimbursement for providers reimbursed by the 3 department of human services. 4 HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS. This division amends 5 certain health-related appropriations for FY 2016-2017. A 6 number of the appropriations are made for purposes of the 7 medical assistance (Medicaid) program in addition to the 8 general fund appropriations made for this purpose for the same 9 fiscal year. 10 PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS. This 11 division amends the appropriations for the family investment 12 program account, the family investment program general fund, 13 medical assistance, state supplementary assistance, child care 14 assistance, and the nursing facility budget for FY 2015-2016. 15 The bill also amends the date for adoption of emergency rules 16 for the Medicaid modernization initiative to provide for the 17 initiative to begin April 1, 2016, rather than January 1, 2016. 18 This division takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively 19 applicable to July 1, 2015. 20 DECATEGORIZATION. This division provides that 21 decategorization carryover funds that are unencumbered or 22 unobligated at the close of FY 2015-2016 are to be transferred 23 to the Medicaid appropriation for the same fiscal year. The 24 provision takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively 25 applicable to July 1, 2015. 26 CODE CHANGES. This division includes Code changes relating 27 to local offices of substitute decision maker to extend the 28 date by which local offices shall be established statewide and 29 amends provisions relating to institutions for persons with an 30 intellectual disability relating to assessments. 31 HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS ASSESSMENT. This division 32 eliminates the repeal of the hospital health care access 33 assessment chapter (Code chapter 249M) and provides for a 34 review of an alternative assessment methodology and report. 35 -113- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 113/ 116
H.F. 2460 The division takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively 1 applicable to June 30, 2016. 2 STATE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES PROGRAM. This division 3 directs DHS to terminate the Medicaid family planning network 4 waiver effective July 1, 2016, and instead establish a state 5 family planning services program. The state program is 6 required to replicate the eligibility requirements and other 7 provisions of the waiver, but provides for a prioritized 8 distribution of the funds. Funds are prohibited from being 9 made to any entity that performs abortions or that maintains or 10 operates a facility where abortions are performed and specifies 11 what an abortion does not include. The bill requires DHS to 12 report annually on the distribution of the funds. 13 AUTISM SUPPORT FUND. This division relates to the autism 14 support program by increasing the eligibility to those 15 individuals less than 14 years of age rather than to children 16 less than 9 years of age, increasing the income eligibility 17 level to 500 percent of the federal poverty level in place 18 of 400 percent of the federal poverty level, and adjusting 19 the level of cost sharing by a recipient of funding. The 20 division also amends the board-certified behavior analyst and 21 board-certified assistant behavior analyst grants program 22 and fund to specify duties of a person awarded a grant, the 23 maximum amount of the grant awarded, the use of the funds, and 24 reporting requirements regarding the awarding of grants; and 25 provides that moneys in the fund at the close of FY 2015-2016 26 are to be transferred to the appropriation for medical 27 contracts to be used for the purposes of the appropriation for 28 the succeeding fiscal year. The provision of the division 29 relating to the carryforward of the moneys takes effect upon 30 enactment and is retroactively applicable to July 1, 2015. 31 MEDICAID MANAGED CARE OVERSIGHT. This division includes 32 provisions for oversight of the Medicaid managed care program. 33 CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. This division 34 includes provisions relating to children’s mental health crisis 35 -114- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 114/ 116
H.F. 2460 services planning grants, children’s well-being learning labs, 1 children’s mental health study reports, and a children’s mental 2 health and well-being advisory committee. 3 OPIOID ANTAGONIST REVISIONS. This division amends 4 provisions enacted in 2016 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2218, 5 relating to immunity for possession and administration 6 of an opioid antagonist, to authorize rather than require 7 the department of public health to adopt general rather 8 than specific rules, and by eliminating the provision that 9 implementation of the provision is contingent upon the 10 availability of funding. 11 NURSING GRANT PROGRAMS. This division eliminates the 12 repeal provisions for the nurse residency state matching 13 grants program and the Iowa needs nurses now initiatives. The 14 division takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively 15 applicable to June 30, 2016. 16 NURSING FACILITY SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM. This 17 division directs DHS to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment 18 to CMS no later than June 30, 2016, to allow qualifying 19 non-state government-owned nursing facilities to receive 20 a supplemental payment, in addition to the greater of the 21 Medicaid fee-for-service per diem or the per diem payment 22 established under the Medicaid managed care contract. The 23 division specifies provisions to be included in the Medicaid 24 state plan amendment. The division also provides that a 25 nursing facility that participates in the supplemental payment 26 program is also considered a nursing facility for purposes 27 of the nursing facility quality assurance assessment program 28 under Code chapter 249L. The division takes effect upon 29 enactment. Implementation of the amendment to Code section 30 249L.2 to include a nursing facility that participates in the 31 supplemental payment program as a nursing facility for purposes 32 of the nursing facility quality assurance assessment program 33 under Code chapter 249L is contingent upon federal approval of 34 the supplemental payment program. 35 -115- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 115/ 116
H.F. 2460 CAREGIVER DESIGNATION. This division relates to the 1 designation of a caregiver relative to an inpatient admission 2 of a patient to a hospital to provide after-care assistance 3 to the patient upon discharge of the patient to the patient’s 4 residence. 5 TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM. This division provides for continuation 6 of a hospital’s trauma care services categorization level for 7 which the hospital was issued a certificate of verification 8 prior to July 1, 2015, unless the hospital subsequently 9 fails to maintain the requirements existing at the time of 10 the issuance of the certification of verification for that 11 categorization level of trauma care services. 12 MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES REGIONS —— FUNDING. 13 This division makes appropriations from the general fund of the 14 state to the department of human services for FY 2016-2017 for 15 certain mental health and disability (MH/DS) services regions. 16 MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRESS REPORT. This 17 division requires the department of human services to review 18 and report progress on the implementation of the adult MH/DS 19 redesign including any challenges faced in achieving the goals 20 of the redesign. 21 -116- LSB 5014HV (1) 86 pf/rh/rn 116/ 116