House File 308 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 308 BY BROWN-POWERS A BILL FOR An Act relating to Medicaid managed care for the long-term 1 services and supports population, and including effective 2 date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2313YH (2) 88 pf/rh

H.F. 308 Section 1. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE FOR ENTIRE LONG-TERM 1 SERVICES AND SUPPORTS POPULATION —— TRANSITION TO SEPARATE 2 MANAGED CARE CONTRACT. The department of human services shall 3 do all of the following: 4 1. Issue a request for proposals to select a Medicaid 5 managed care organization to administer the Iowa high quality 6 health care initiative as applicable to the entire long-term 7 services and supports population under a separate and distinct 8 contract. 9 2. Provide written notice in accordance with the 10 termination provisions of the contract, to each Medicaid 11 managed care organization with whom the department has executed 12 a contract to administer the Iowa high quality health care 13 initiative, to terminate such contracts as applicable to the 14 Medicaid long-term services and supports population. The 15 termination shall be effective upon the date of execution of 16 a separate and distinct contract with a Medicaid managed care 17 organization to administer the Iowa high quality health care 18 initiative as applicable to the entire long-term services and 19 supports population. 20 3. Develop a plan for the transition of administration of 21 the Iowa high quality health care initiative for the long-term 22 services and supports population to a separate and distinct 23 Medicaid managed care contract and submit the transition plan 24 to the council on human services and to the medical assistance 25 advisory council for review. 26 4. Seek any Medicaid state plan or waiver amendments 27 necessary to complete the transition. 28 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 29 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 This bill provides for the administration of Medicaid 34 managed care for long-term services and supports (LTSS) 35 -1- LSB 2313YH (2) 88 pf/rh 1/ 2

H.F. 308 population under a separate and distinct Medicaid managed care 1 contract. 2 The bill requires the department of human services (DHS) 3 to issue a request for proposals to select a Medicaid managed 4 care organization (MCO) to administer the Iowa high quality 5 health care initiative as applicable to the entire LTSS 6 population under a separate and distinct contract; to provide 7 written notice to each Medicaid MCO with whom DHS has executed 8 a contract to terminate such contracts as applicable to the 9 Medicaid LTSS population, effective upon the date of execution 10 of a separate and distinct managed care contract applicable 11 to the LTSS population; develop a transition plan for the 12 LTSS population and submit the transition plan to the council 13 on human services and to the medical assistance advisory 14 council for review; and seek any Medicaid state plan or waiver 15 amendments necessary to complete the transition. 16 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 17 -2- LSB 2313YH (2) 88 pf/rh 2/ 2