HF 414 (LSB 2381YH (3) 90)

HOUSE FILE 414

BY  WOOD

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to Medicaid home and community-based services waiver services and providers, including city and county zoning requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 249A.29, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  For purposes of this section and section 249A.30 unless the context otherwise requires:
   a.  “Consumer” means an individual approved by the department to receive services under a waiver.
   b.  “Provider” means an agency certified by the department to provide services under a waiver.
   c.  “Services” means services provided under a waiver including but not limited to habilitation services, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly services, home health services, hospice services, targeted case management, and money follows the person services.
   c.  d.  “Waiver” means a home and community-based services waiver approved by the federal government and implemented under the medical assistance program.
    Sec. 2.  Section 335.34, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  For the purposes of this section, “home and community-based services waiver”: 
   a.  “Home and community-based services waiver” means “waiver” as defined in section 249A.29.
   b.  “Services” means services as defined in section 249A.29.
    Sec. 3.  Section 414.32, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  For the purposes of this section, “home and community-based services waiver”: 
   a.  “Home and community-based services waiver” means “waiver” as defined in section 249A.29.
   b.  “Services” means services as defined in section 249A.29.
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, relative to Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver services and providers including city and county zoning requirements applicable to HCBS waiver recipient residences, “services” under a Medicaid HCBS waiver include but are not limited to habilitation services, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly services, home health services, hospice services, targeted case management, and money follows the person services.