HF 2706 (LSB 6374HV (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2706

BY  COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 744)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MEDICAID —— REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR OF COMPLEX REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY.  Under both Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service administration of the Medicaid program, the department of health and human services shall not require a prescription or a face-to-face visit for reimbursement of a provider for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology, if the complex rehabilitation technology was previously prescribed and reimbursed under the Medicaid program. For the purposes of this section, “complex rehabilitation technology” means items classified under the Medicare program as durable medical equipment used for mobility that is individually configured for an individual to meet the individual’s specific and unique medical, physical, and functional needs and capacities for basic activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living identified as medically necessary.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that under both Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service administration of the Medicaid program, the department of health and human services shall not require provision of a prescription or a face-to-face visit for reimbursement of a provider for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology, if the complex rehabilitation technology was previously prescribed and reimbursed under the Medicaid program. The bill defines “complex rehabilitation technology” for the purposes of the bill.