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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
programs
and
activities
under
the
purview
of
1
the
department
of
human
services.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
HEALTHY
AND
WELL
KIDS
IN
IOWA
——
DIRECTOR
DUTIES
2
Section
1.
Section
514I.4,
subsection
5,
Code
2018,
is
3
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
Collect
and
track
monthly
family
premiums
5
to
assure
that
payments
are
current.
6
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Verify
the
number
of
program
enrollees
7
with
each
participating
insurer
for
determination
of
the
amount
8
of
premiums
to
be
paid
to
each
participating
insurer.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
514I.7,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
g
and
i,
10
Code
2018,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
11
DIVISION
II
12
SHARING
OF
INCARCERATION
DATA
13
Sec.
3.
Section
249A.38,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
249A.38
Inmates
of
public
institutions
——
suspension
or
16
termination
of
medical
assistance.
17
1.
The
following
conditions
shall
apply
to
Following
the
18
first
thirty
days
of
commitment,
the
department
shall
suspend
19
the
eligibility
of
an
individual
who
is
an
inmate
of
a
public
20
institution
as
defined
in
42
C.F.R.
§435.1010
,
who
is
enrolled
21
in
the
medical
assistance
program
at
the
time
of
commitment
to
22
the
public
institution,
and
who
remains
eligible
for
medical
23
assistance
as
an
individual
except
for
the
individual’s
24
institutional
status
:
25
a.
The
department
shall
suspend
the
individual’s
26
eligibility
for
up
to
the
initial
twelve
months
of
the
period
27
of
commitment.
The
department
shall
delay
the
suspension
28
of
eligibility
for
a
period
of
up
to
the
first
thirty
days
29
of
commitment
if
such
delay
is
approved
by
the
centers
for
30
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
31
of
health
and
human
services.
If
such
delay
is
not
approved,
32
the
department
shall
suspend
eligibility
during
the
entirety
33
of
the
initial
twelve
months
of
the
period
of
commitment.
34
Claims
submitted
on
behalf
of
the
individual
under
the
medical
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assistance
program
for
covered
services
provided
during
the
1
delay
period
shall
only
be
reimbursed
if
federal
financial
2
participation
is
applicable
to
such
claims.
3
b.
The
department
shall
terminate
an
individual’s
4
eligibility
following
a
twelve-month
period
of
suspension
5
of
the
individual’s
eligibility
under
paragraph
“a”
,
during
6
the
period
of
the
individual’s
commitment
to
the
public
7
institution
.
8
2.
a.
A
public
institution
shall
provide
the
department
and
9
the
social
security
administration
with
a
monthly
report
of
the
10
individuals
who
are
committed
to
the
public
institution
and
of
11
the
individuals
who
are
discharged
from
the
public
institution.
12
The
monthly
report
to
the
department
shall
include
the
date
13
of
commitment
or
the
date
of
discharge,
as
applicable,
of
14
each
individual
committed
to
or
discharged
from
the
public
15
institution
during
the
reporting
period.
The
monthly
report
16
shall
be
made
through
the
reporting
system
created
by
the
17
department
for
public,
nonmedical
institutions
to
report
inmate
18
populations.
Any
medical
assistance
expenditures,
including
19
but
not
limited
to
monthly
managed
care
capitation
payments,
20
provided
on
behalf
of
an
individual
who
is
an
inmate
of
a
21
public
institution
but
is
not
reported
to
the
department
22
in
accordance
with
this
subsection,
shall
be
the
financial
23
responsibility
of
the
respective
public
institution.
24
b.
The
department
shall
provide
a
public
institution
with
25
the
forms
necessary
to
be
used
by
the
individual
in
expediting
26
restoration
of
the
individual’s
medical
assistance
benefits
27
upon
discharge
from
the
public
institution.
28
3.
This
section
applies
to
individuals
as
specified
in
29
subsection
1
on
or
after
January
1,
2012.
30
4.
3.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
31
17A
to
implement
this
section.
32
DIVISION
III
33
MEDICAID
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION
34
Sec.
4.
MEDICAID
PROGRAM.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
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assembly
to
promote
the
effective
and
efficient
administration
1
of
the
Medicaid
program
through
data-driven
policymaking
and
2
prudent
oversight.
3
DIVISION
IV
4
MEDICAID
PROGRAM
PHARMACY
COPAYMENT
5
Sec.
5.
2005
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
167,
section
42,
is
amended
6
to
read
as
follows:
7
SEC.
42.
COPAYMENTS
FOR
PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS
UNDER
THE
8
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
The
department
of
human
services
9
shall
require
recipients
of
medical
assistance
to
pay
the
10
following
copayments
a
copayment
of
$1
on
each
prescription
11
filled
for
a
covered
prescription
drug,
including
each
refill
12
of
such
prescription
,
as
follows:
13
1.
A
copayment
of
$1
on
each
prescription
filled
for
each
14
covered
nonpreferred
generic
prescription
drug.
15
2.
A
copayment
of
$1
for
each
covered
preferred
brand–name
16
or
generic
prescription
drug.
17
3.
A
copayment
of
$1
for
each
covered
nonpreferred
18
brand–name
prescription
drug
for
which
the
cost
to
the
state
is
19
up
to
and
including
$25.
20
4.
A
copayment
of
$2
for
each
covered
nonpreferred
21
brand–name
prescription
drug
for
which
the
cost
to
the
state
is
22
more
than
$25
and
up
to
and
including
$50.
23
5.
A
copayment
of
$3
for
each
covered
nonpreferred
24
brand–name
prescription
drug
for
which
the
cost
to
the
state
25
is
more
than
$50
.
26
DIVISION
V
27
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
28
Sec.
6.
Section
249A.4B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
29
subparagraphs
(27)
and
(28),
Code
2018,
are
amended
by
striking
30
the
subparagraphs.
31
Sec.
7.
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
——
REVIEW
OF
32
MEDICAID
MANAGED
CARE
REPORT
DATA.
The
executive
committee
33
of
the
medical
assistance
advisory
council
shall
review
34
the
data
collected
and
analyzed
for
inclusion
in
periodic
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reports
to
the
general
assembly,
including
but
not
limited
1
to
the
information
and
data
specified
in
2016
Iowa
Acts,
2
chapter
1139,
section
93,
to
determine
which
data
points
and
3
information
should
be
included
and
analyzed
to
more
accurately
4
identify
trends
and
issues
with,
and
promote
the
effective
and
5
efficient
administration
of,
Medicaid
managed
care
for
all
6
stakeholders.
At
a
minimum,
the
areas
of
focus
shall
include
7
consumer
protection,
provider
network
access
and
safeguards,
8
outcome
achievement,
and
program
integrity.
The
executive
9
committee
shall
report
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
10
medical
assistance
advisory
council
for
review
and
comment
by
11
October
1,
2018,
and
shall
submit
a
final
report
of
findings
12
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
13
December
31,
2018.
14
DIVISION
VI
15
TARGETED
CASE
MANAGEMENT
AND
INPATIENT
PSYCHIATRIC
SERVICES
16
REIMBURSEMENT
17
Sec.
8.
Section
249A.31,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
249A.31
Cost-based
reimbursement.
20
1.
Providers
of
individual
case
management
services
for
21
persons
with
an
intellectual
disability,
a
developmental
22
disability,
or
chronic
mental
illness
shall
receive
cost-based
23
reimbursement
for
one
hundred
percent
of
the
reasonable
24
costs
for
the
provision
of
the
services
in
accordance
with
25
standards
adopted
by
the
mental
health
and
disability
services
26
commission
pursuant
to
section
225C.6
.
Effective
July
1,
2018,
27
targeted
case
management
services
shall
be
reimbursed
based
28
on
a
statewide
fee
schedule
amount
developed
by
rule
of
the
29
department
pursuant
to
chapter
17A.
30
2.
Effective
July
1,
2010
2014
,
the
department
shall
apply
31
a
cost-based
reimbursement
methodology
for
reimbursement
of
32
psychiatric
medical
institution
for
children
providers
of
33
inpatient
psychiatric
services
for
individuals
under
twenty-one
34
years
of
age
shall
be
reimbursed
as
follows:
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a.
For
non-state-owned
providers,
services
shall
be
1
reimbursed
according
to
a
fee
schedule
without
reconciliation
.
2
b.
For
state-owned
providers,
services
shall
be
reimbursed
3
at
one
hundred
percent
of
the
actual
and
allowable
cost
of
4
providing
the
service.
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
programs
and
activities
under
the
9
purview
of
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS).
The
bill
is
10
organized
into
divisions.
11
Division
I
of
the
bill
relates
to
the
healthy
and
well
12
kids
in
Iowa
(hawk-i)
program
by
transferring
two
duties
of
13
the
administrative
contractor,
the
capitation
process
and
14
member
premium
collection,
to
DHS
through
the
Iowa
Medicaid
15
enterprise.
16
Division
II
of
the
bill
relates
to
suspension
of
Medicaid
17
relating
to
inmates
of
public
institutions.
The
bill
requires
18
DHS
to
suspend
eligibility
of
an
individual
following
the
first
19
30
days
of
the
individual’s
commitment
to
the
institution.
The
20
bill
also
requires
public
institutions
to
provide
a
monthly
21
report
of
the
individuals
who
are
committed
to
the
public
22
institution
and
of
the
individuals
who
are
discharged
from
23
the
public
institution
to
DHS
and
to
the
social
security
24
administration.
The
report
to
DHS
is
required
to
include
25
the
date
of
commitment
or
discharge,
as
applicable,
of
26
each
individual
committed
to
or
discharged
from
the
public
27
institution
during
the
reporting
period,
and
the
report
is
to
28
be
made
through
the
reporting
system
created
by
DHS
for
public,
29
nonmedical
institutions
to
report
inmate
populations.
Any
30
medical
assistance
expenditures,
including
but
not
limited
to
31
monthly
managed
care
capitation
payments,
provided
on
behalf
of
32
an
individual
who
is
an
inmate
of
a
public
institution
but
is
33
not
reported
as
required,
shall
be
the
financial
responsibility
34
of
the
respective
public
institution.
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Division
III
of
the
bill
relates
to
Medicaid
provision
1
administration
and
provides
that
it
is
the
intent
of
the
2
general
assembly
to
promote
the
effective
and
efficient
3
administration
of
the
Medicaid
program
through
data-driven
4
policymaking
and
provider
oversight.
5
Division
IV
of
the
bill
eliminates
the
various
copayments
6
for
a
covered
prescription
drug
under
the
Medicaid
program
7
based
upon
the
prescription
drug’s
status,
and
instead
provides
8
that
a
recipient
of
Medicaid
is
required
to
pay
a
copayment
of
9
$1
on
each
prescription
filled
for
a
covered
prescription
drug,
10
including
each
refill
of
such
prescription.
11
Division
V
of
the
bill
relates
to
the
medical
assistance
12
advisory
council
(MAAC).
The
bill
directs
the
executive
13
committee
of
MAAC
to
review
data
collected
and
analyzed
in
14
periodic
reports
to
the
general
assembly
to
determine
which
15
data
points
should
be
included
and
analyzed
to
more
accurately
16
identify
trends
and
issues
with,
and
promote
the
effective
and
17
efficient
administration
of,
Medicaid
managed
care
for
all
18
stakeholders.
The
executive
committee
is
required
to
report
19
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
MAAC
for
review
and
20
comment
by
October
1,
2018,
and
to
submit
a
final
report
to
the
21
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
31,
2018.
22
Division
VI
of
the
bill
amends
the
reimbursement
provision
23
for
targeted
case
management
services
under
the
Medicaid
24
program
which
is
currently
established
as
cost-based
25
reimbursement
for
100
percent
of
the
reasonable
costs
for
26
provision
of
the
services.
Under
the
bill,
effective
July
27
1,
2018,
targeted
case
management
services
will
instead
be
28
reimbursed
based
on
a
statewide
fee
schedule
amount
developed
29
by
rule
of
the
department
in
accordance
with
Code
chapter
17A.
30
This
division
of
the
bill
also
amends
the
reimbursement
31
provision
for
psychiatric
medical
institutions
for
children
to
32
provide
that
inpatient
psychiatric
services
for
individuals
33
under
21
years
of
age
that
are
provided
by
non-state-owned
34
providers
shall
be
reimbursed
according
to
a
fee
schedule
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without
reconciliation
and
for
state-owned
providers
shall
be
1
reimbursed
at
100
percent
of
the
actual
and
allowable
cost
of
2
providing
the
service.
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