S.F. 2075 Section 1. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 12, 1 subsection 15, paragraph a, subparagraph (7), is amended by 2 striking the subparagraph. 3 Sec. 2. THREE-MONTH RETROACTIVE MEDICAID COVERAGE 4 BENEFIT. The department of human services shall adopt 5 emergency rules pursuant to chapter 17A and shall seek a 6 waiver from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of 7 the United States department of health and human services to 8 reinstate and implement the three-month retroactive Medicaid 9 coverage benefit for Medicaid applicants effective July 1, 10 2018. 11 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 12 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill strikes the provision in the 2017 Iowa Acts that 17 directed the department of human services (DHS) to eliminate 18 the three-month retroactive Medicaid coverage benefit and 19 directs DHS to adopt emergency rules and seek a waiver from the 20 centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States 21 department of health and human services (CMS) to reinstate and 22 implement the three-month retroactive Medicaid coverage benefit 23 for Medicaid applicants effective July 1, 2018. The bill takes 24 effect upon enactment. 25 -1- LSB 5812XS (2) 87 pf/rh 1/ 1