Senate File 2119 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2119 BY MATHIS A BILL FOR An Act relating to Medicaid managed care by requiring uniform 1 requirements and procedures for the credentialing of 2 Medicaid providers, and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6045XS (3) 87 pf/rh

S.F. 2119 Section 1. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE —— DEVELOPMENT AND USE 1 OF UNIFORM CREDENTIALING OF MEDICAID PROVIDERS. In order to 2 reduce the administrative burden on providers and increase 3 efficiencies in the Medicaid program, the department of human 4 services, in collaboration with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise 5 and the Medicaid managed care organizations under contract with 6 the state, shall develop, for implementation no later than 7 October 1, 2018, uniform requirements and procedures for the 8 credentialing of Medicaid providers. The department of human 9 services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and shall 10 amend all Medicaid managed care contracts to administer this 11 section. 12 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 13 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill provides that in order to reduce the 18 administrative burden on providers and increase efficiencies 19 in the Medicaid program, the department of human services 20 (DHS), in collaboration with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise 21 and the Medicaid managed care organizations under contract 22 with the state, shall develop, for implementation no later 23 than October 1, 2018, uniform requirements and procedures for 24 the credentialing of Medicaid providers. DHS is required to 25 adopt administrative rules and amend all Medicaid managed care 26 contracts to administer the bill. The bill takes effect upon 27 enactment. 28 -1- LSB 6045XS (3) 87 pf/rh 1/ 1