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File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2492
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
581)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
reenrollment
following
a
member’s
1
termination
from
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
IOWA
HEALTH
AND
WELLNESS
PLAN
——
MEMBER
1
REENROLLMENT
FOLLOWING
TERMINATION
FOR
NONPAYMENT
OF
MONTHLY
2
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
seek
3
approval
of
an
amendment
to
the
section
1115
demonstration
4
waiver
for
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan
from
the
centers
5
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
6
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
provide
the
7
following:
8
1.
An
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan
member
who
is
not
9
otherwise
exempt
from
payment
of
a
monthly
contribution,
who
10
is
subject
to
payment
of
a
monthly
contribution
as
the
result
11
of
failure
to
complete
required
healthy
behaviors,
and
whose
12
eligibility
for
the
program
is
terminated
due
to
nonpayment
13
of
monthly
contributions,
shall
be
allowed
to
subsequently
14
reenroll
in
the
program
without
first
paying
any
outstanding
15
monthly
contributions,
if
the
member
has
not
been
terminated
16
from
the
program
previously
for
nonpayment
of
monthly
17
contributions.
18
2.
Following
an
initial
termination
from
the
Iowa
health
and
19
wellness
program
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
if
an
Iowa
health
20
and
wellness
plan
member
is
subsequently
terminated
from
the
21
program
pursuant
to
subsection
1
for
nonpayment
of
monthly
22
contributions,
the
member
shall
be
subject
to
payment
of
any
23
outstanding
monthly
contributions
prior
to
reenrollment
in
the
24
program.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
to
29
seek
approval
of
an
amendment
to
the
section
1115
demonstration
30
waiver
for
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan
from
the
centers
31
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
32
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
provide
both
of
the
33
following:
34
1.
That
an
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan
member
who
is
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not
otherwise
exempt
from
payment
of
a
monthly
contribution,
1
who
is
subject
to
payment
of
a
monthly
contribution
as
the
2
result
of
failure
to
complete
required
healthy
behaviors,
3
and
whose
eligibility
for
the
program
is
terminated
due
to
4
nonpayment
of
monthly
contributions,
shall
be
allowed
to
5
subsequently
reenroll
in
the
program
without
first
paying
6
any
outstanding
monthly
contributions,
if
the
member
has
not
7
been
terminated
from
the
program
previously
for
nonpayment
of
8
monthly
contributions.
9
2.
Following
an
initial
termination
from
the
Iowa
10
health
and
wellness
program,
if
an
Iowa
health
and
wellness
11
plan
member
is
subsequently
terminated
from
the
program
for
12
nonpayment
of
monthly
contributions,
the
member
shall
be
13
subject
to
payment
of
any
outstanding
monthly
contributions
14
prior
to
reenrollment
in
the
program.
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