HF 2565 (LSB 6068HV (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2565

BY  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2236)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the provision of Medicaid coverage and services to certain inmates under the Medicaid program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MEDICAID WAIVER —— PROVISION OF COVERAGE AND SERVICES TO CERTAIN INMATES.  The department of health and human services shall submit a request to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for a waiver pursuant to the Medicaid reentry section 1115 demonstration opportunity, created pursuant to section 5032 of the federal Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, Pub. L. No. 115-271, to provide coverage and services to facilitate continuity of care and improve care transitions to the community for individuals who are soon to be former inmates of a public institution, as inmate of a public institution is defined in 42 C.F.R. §435.1010, and who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to submit a request to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for a waiver pursuant to the federal Medicaid reentry section 1115 demonstration opportunity to provide Medicaid coverage and services to facilitate continuity of care and improve care transitions to the community for individuals who are soon to be former inmates of a public institution, and who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid.