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FILE
427
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
91)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
health
and
well-being
of
children
1
and
families
including
provisions
for
regional
centers
of
2
excellence,
a
state-funded
family
medicine
obstetrical
3
fellowship
program,
self-administered
hormonal
4
contraceptives,
maternal
support
and
fatherhood
initiatives,
5
adoption
expenses
under
the
adoption
subsidy
program,
6
and
accessibility
to
the
all
Iowa
scholarship
program;
7
making
appropriations;
and
including
effective
date
and
8
applicability
provisions.
9
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
REGIONAL
CENTERS
OF
EXCELLENCE
GRANT
PROGRAM
2
Section
1.
REGIONAL
CENTERS
OF
EXCELLENCE
PROGRAM
——
GRANTS
3
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
4
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
5
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
6
2024,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
7
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
8
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$
1,000,000
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The
funds
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
be
used
for
10
the
continuation
of
a
center
of
excellence
program
to
award
11
four
grants
to
encourage
innovation
and
collaboration
among
12
regional
health
care
providers
in
a
rural
area
based
upon
the
13
results
of
a
regional
community
needs
assessment
to
transform
14
health
care
delivery
in
order
to
provide
quality,
sustainable
15
care
that
meets
the
needs
of
the
local
communities.
An
16
applicant
for
the
grant
funds
shall
specify
how
the
funds
will
17
be
expended
to
accomplish
the
goals
of
the
program
and
shall
18
provide
a
detailed
five-year
sustainability
plan
prior
to
being
19
awarded
any
funding.
Following
the
receipt
of
grant
funding,
20
a
recipient
shall
submit
periodic
reports
as
specified
by
the
21
department
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
regarding
22
the
recipient’s
expenditure
of
the
funds
and
progress
in
23
accomplishing
the
program’s
goals.
24
DIVISION
II
25
STATE-FUNDED
FAMILY
MEDICINE
OBSTETRICS
FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM
26
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.182
State-funded
family
medicine
27
obstetrics
fellowship
program
——
fund.
28
1.
The
department
shall
establish
a
family
medicine
29
obstetrics
fellowship
program
to
increase
access
to
family
30
medicine
obstetrics
practitioners
in
rural
and
underserved
31
areas
of
the
state.
A
person
who
has
completed
an
32
accreditation
council
for
graduate
medical
education
residency
33
program
in
family
medicine
is
eligible
for
participation
34
in
the
fellowship
program.
Participating
fellows
shall
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enter
into
a
program
agreement
with
a
participating
teaching
1
hospital
which,
at
a
minimum,
requires
the
fellow
to
complete
a
2
one-year
fellowship
and
to
engage
in
full-time
family
medicine
3
obstetrics
practice
in
a
rural
or
underserved
area
of
the
4
state
for
a
period
of
at
least
five
years
within
nine
months
5
following
completion
of
the
fellowship
and
receipt
of
a
license
6
to
practice
medicine
in
the
state.
7
2.
Each
fellow
participating
in
the
program
shall
be
8
eligible
for
a
salary
and
benefits
including
a
stipend
as
9
determined
by
the
participating
teaching
hospital
which
shall
10
be
funded
through
the
family
medicine
obstetrics
fellowship
11
program
fund.
12
3.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
13
17A
to
administer
the
program,
including
defining
rural
and
14
underserved
areas
for
the
purpose
of
the
required
full-time
15
practice
of
a
person
following
completion
of
the
fellowship.
16
4.
a.
A
family
medicine
obstetrics
fellowship
program
17
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
consisting
of
the
moneys
18
appropriated
or
credited
to
the
fund
by
law.
Notwithstanding
19
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
20
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund
but
shall
remain
in
the
fund
21
for
use
in
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
22
appropriated
to
the
department
to
be
used
to
fund
fellowship
23
positions
as
provided
in
this
section.
24
b.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
each
25
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1
thereafter,
there
is
appropriated
26
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
family
medicine
27
obstetrics
fellowship
program
fund
an
amount
sufficient
to
28
support
the
creation
of
four
fellowship
positions
as
provided
29
in
this
section.
30
5.
The
department
and
the
participating
teaching
hospitals
31
shall
regularly
evaluate
and
document
their
experiences
32
including
identifying
ways
the
program
may
be
modified
or
33
expanded
to
facilitate
increased
access
to
family
medicine
34
obstetrics
practitioners
in
rural
and
underserved
areas
of
the
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state.
The
department
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
1
general
assembly
by
January
1.
The
report
shall
include
the
2
number
of
fellowships
funded
to
date
and
any
other
information
3
identified
by
the
department
and
the
participating
teaching
4
hospitals
as
indicators
of
outcomes
and
the
effectiveness
of
5
the
program.
6
6.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“teaching
hospital”
7
means
a
hospital
or
medical
center
that
provides
medical
8
education
to
prospective
and
current
health
professionals.
9
Sec.
3.
STATE-FUNDED
FAMILY
MEDICINE
OBSTETRICS
FELLOWSHIP
10
PROGRAM
AND
FUND
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
11
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
12
human
services
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
13
ending
June
30,
2024,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
14
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
15
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$
560,000
16
For
deposit
in
the
family
medicine
obstetrics
fellowship
17
program
fund
to
be
utilized
in
creating
and
providing
for
four
18
family
medicine
obstetrics
fellowship
positions
during
the
19
fiscal
year
in
accordance
with
the
family
medicine
obstetrics
20
fellowship
program
created
in
this
division
of
this
Act.
21
DIVISION
III
22
SELF-ADMINISTERED
HORMONAL
CONTRACEPTIVES
23
Sec.
4.
Section
155A.3,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
24
following
new
subsections:
25
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
26
health
and
human
services.
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
45A.
“Self-administered
hormonal
28
contraceptive”
means
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
29
that
is
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
30
administration
to
prevent
pregnancy.
“Self-administered
31
hormonal
contraceptive”
includes
an
oral
hormonal
contraceptive,
32
a
hormonal
vaginal
ring,
and
a
hormonal
contraceptive
patch,
33
but
does
not
include
any
drug
intended
to
induce
an
abortion
as
34
defined
in
section
146.1.
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
45B.
“Standing
order”
means
a
preauthorized
1
medication
order
with
specific
instructions
from
the
medical
2
director
of
the
department
to
dispense
a
medication
under
3
clearly
defined
circumstances.
4
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
155A.49
Pharmacist
dispensing
of
5
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives
——
standing
order
——
6
requirements
——
limitations
of
liability.
7
1.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
8
a
pharmacist
may
dispense
a
self-administered
hormonal
9
contraceptive
to
a
patient
who
is
at
least
eighteen
years
of
10
age,
pursuant
to
a
standing
order
established
by
the
medical
11
director
of
the
department
in
accordance
with
this
section.
12
b.
In
dispensing
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
13
to
a
patient
under
this
section,
a
pharmacist
shall
comply
with
14
all
of
the
following:
15
(1)
For
an
initial
dispensing
of
a
self-administered
16
hormonal
contraceptive,
the
pharmacist
may
dispense
only
up
17
to
a
three-month
supply
at
one
time
of
the
self-administered
18
hormonal
contraceptive.
19
(2)
For
any
subsequent
dispensing
of
the
same
20
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive,
the
pharmacist
21
may
dispense
up
to
a
twelve-month
supply
at
one
time
of
the
22
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive.
23
2.
A
pharmacist
who
dispenses
a
self-administered
hormonal
24
contraceptive
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
not
25
require
any
other
prescription
drug
order
authorized
by
a
26
practitioner
prior
to
dispensing
the
self-administered
hormonal
27
contraceptive
to
a
patient.
28
3.
The
medical
director
of
the
department
may
establish
a
29
standing
order
authorizing
the
dispensing
of
self-administered
30
hormonal
contraceptives
by
a
pharmacist
who
does
all
of
the
31
following:
32
a.
Complies
with
the
standing
order
established
pursuant
to
33
this
section.
34
b.
Retains
a
record
of
each
patient
to
whom
a
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self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
is
dispensed
under
1
this
section
and
submits
the
record
to
the
department.
2
4.
The
standing
order
shall
require
a
pharmacist
who
3
dispenses
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives
under
this
4
section
to
do
all
of
the
following:
5
a.
Complete
a
standardized
training
program
and
continuing
6
education
requirements
approved
by
the
board
in
consultation
7
with
the
board
of
medicine
and
the
department
that
are
related
8
to
prescribing
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives
and
9
include
education
regarding
all
contraceptive
methods
approved
10
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration.
11
b.
Obtain
a
completed
self-screening
risk
assessment,
12
approved
by
the
department
in
collaboration
with
the
board
and
13
the
board
of
medicine,
from
each
patient,
verify
the
identity
14
and
age
of
each
patient,
and
perform
a
blood
pressure
screening
15
on
each
patient
prior
to
dispensing
the
self-administered
16
hormonal
contraceptive
to
the
patient.
17
c.
Provide
the
patient
with
all
of
the
following:
18
(1)
Written
information
regarding
all
of
the
following:
19
(a)
The
importance
of
completing
an
appointment
with
the
20
patient’s
primary
care
or
women’s
health
care
practitioner
21
to
obtain
preventative
care,
including
but
not
limited
to
22
recommended
tests
and
screenings.
23
(b)
The
effectiveness
and
availability
of
long-acting
24
reversible
contraceptives
as
an
alternative
to
25
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives.
26
(2)
A
copy
of
the
record
of
the
pharmacist’s
encounter
with
27
the
patient
that
includes
all
of
the
following:
28
(a)
The
patient’s
completed
self-screening
risk
assessment.
29
(b)
A
description
of
the
contraceptive
dispensed,
or
the
30
basis
for
not
dispensing
a
contraceptive.
31
(3)
Patient
counseling
regarding
all
of
the
following:
32
(a)
The
appropriate
administration
and
storage
of
the
33
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive.
34
(b)
Potential
side
effects
and
risks
of
the
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self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive.
1
(c)
The
need
for
backup
contraception.
2
(d)
When
to
seek
emergency
medical
attention.
3
(e)
The
risk
of
contracting
a
sexually
transmitted
4
infection
or
disease,
and
ways
to
reduce
such
a
risk.
5
5.
The
standing
order
established
pursuant
to
this
section
6
shall
prohibit
a
pharmacist
who
dispenses
a
self-administered
7
hormonal
contraceptive
under
this
section
from
doing
any
of
the
8
following:
9
a.
Requiring
a
patient
to
schedule
an
appointment
with
10
the
pharmacist
for
the
prescribing
or
dispensing
of
a
11
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive.
12
b.
Dispensing
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives
13
to
a
patient
for
more
than
twenty-seven
months
after
the
14
date
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
is
initially
15
dispensed
to
the
patient,
if
the
patient
has
not
consulted
with
16
a
primary
care
or
women’s
health
care
practitioner
during
the
17
preceding
twenty-seven
months,
in
which
case
the
pharmacist
18
shall
refer
the
patient
to
a
primary
care
or
women’s
health
19
care
practitioner.
20
c.
Dispensing
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
to
21
a
patient
if
the
results
of
the
self-screening
risk
assessment
22
completed
by
a
patient
pursuant
to
subsection
4,
paragraph
23
“b”
,
indicate
it
is
unsafe
for
the
pharmacist
to
dispense
the
24
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
to
the
patient,
in
25
which
case
the
pharmacist
shall
refer
the
patient
to
a
primary
26
care
or
women’s
health
care
practitioner.
27
6.
A
pharmacist
who
dispenses
a
self-administered
hormonal
28
contraceptive
and
the
medical
director
of
the
department
who
29
establishes
a
standing
order
in
compliance
with
this
section
30
shall
be
immune
from
criminal
and
civil
liability
arising
31
from
any
damages
caused
by
the
dispensing,
administering,
32
or
use
of
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
or
the
33
establishment
of
the
standing
order.
The
medical
director
of
34
the
department
shall
be
considered
to
be
acting
within
the
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scope
of
the
medical
director’s
office
and
employment
for
1
purposes
of
chapter
669
in
the
establishment
of
a
standing
2
order
in
compliance
with
this
section.
3
7.
The
department,
in
collaboration
with
the
board
and
4
the
board
of
medicine,
and
in
consideration
of
the
guidelines
5
established
by
the
American
congress
of
obstetricians
and
6
gynecologists,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
7
administer
this
chapter.
8
Sec.
6.
Section
514C.19,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
514C.19
Prescription
contraceptive
coverage.
11
1.
Notwithstanding
the
uniformity
of
treatment
requirements
12
of
section
514C.6
,
a
group
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
13
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
or
14
medical
expenses
shall
not
do
either
of
the
following
comply
15
as
follows
:
16
a.
Exclude
Such
policy,
contract,
or
plan
shall
not
17
exclude
or
restrict
benefits
for
prescription
contraceptive
18
drugs
or
prescription
contraceptive
devices
which
prevent
19
conception
and
which
are
approved
by
the
United
States
20
food
and
drug
administration,
or
generic
equivalents
21
approved
as
substitutable
by
the
United
States
food
and
22
drug
administration,
if
such
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
23
provides
benefits
for
other
outpatient
prescription
drugs
24
or
devices.
However,
such
policy,
contract,
or
plan
shall
25
specifically
provide
for
payment
of
a
self-administered
26
hormonal
contraceptive,
as
prescribed
by
a
practitioner
as
27
defined
in
section
155A.3,
or
as
prescribed
by
standing
order
28
and
dispensed
by
a
pharmacist
pursuant
to
section
155A.49,
29
including
payment
for
up
to
an
initial
three-month
supply
30
of
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
dispensed
at
31
one
time
and
for
up
to
a
twelve-month
supply
of
the
same
32
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
subsequently
dispensed
33
at
one
time.
34
b.
Exclude
Such
policy,
contract,
or
plan
shall
not
exclude
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or
restrict
benefits
for
outpatient
contraceptive
services
1
which
are
provided
for
the
purpose
of
preventing
conception
if
2
such
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
provides
benefits
for
other
3
outpatient
services
provided
by
a
health
care
professional.
4
2.
A
person
who
provides
a
group
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
5
plan
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
6
or
medical
expenses
which
is
subject
to
subsection
1
shall
not
7
do
any
of
the
following:
8
a.
Deny
to
an
individual
eligibility,
or
continued
9
eligibility,
to
enroll
in
or
to
renew
coverage
under
the
terms
10
of
the
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
because
of
the
individual’s
11
use
or
potential
use
of
such
prescription
contraceptive
drugs
12
or
devices,
or
use
or
potential
use
of
outpatient
contraceptive
13
services.
14
b.
Provide
a
monetary
payment
or
rebate
to
a
covered
15
individual
to
encourage
such
individual
to
accept
less
than
the
16
minimum
benefits
provided
for
under
subsection
1
.
17
c.
Penalize
or
otherwise
reduce
or
limit
the
reimbursement
18
of
a
health
care
professional
because
such
professional
19
prescribes
contraceptive
drugs
or
devices,
or
provides
20
contraceptive
services.
21
d.
Provide
incentives,
monetary
or
otherwise,
to
a
health
22
care
professional
to
induce
such
professional
to
withhold
23
from
a
covered
individual
contraceptive
drugs
or
devices,
or
24
contraceptive
services.
25
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prevent
a
26
third-party
payor
from
including
deductibles,
coinsurance,
or
27
copayments
under
the
policy
,
or
contract,
or
plan
as
follows:
28
a.
A
deductible,
coinsurance,
or
copayment
for
benefits
29
for
prescription
contraceptive
drugs
shall
not
be
greater
than
30
such
deductible,
coinsurance,
or
copayment
for
any
outpatient
31
prescription
drug
for
which
coverage
under
the
policy
,
or
32
contract
,
or
plan
is
provided.
33
b.
A
deductible,
coinsurance,
or
copayment
for
benefits
for
34
prescription
contraceptive
devices
shall
not
be
greater
than
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such
deductible,
coinsurance,
or
copayment
for
any
outpatient
1
prescription
device
for
which
coverage
under
the
policy
,
or
2
contract
,
or
plan
is
provided.
3
c.
A
deductible,
coinsurance,
or
copayment
for
benefits
for
4
outpatient
contraceptive
services
shall
not
be
greater
than
5
such
deductible,
coinsurance,
or
copayment
for
any
outpatient
6
health
care
services
for
which
coverage
under
the
policy
,
or
7
contract
,
or
plan
is
provided.
8
4.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
a
9
third-party
payor
under
a
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
10
to
provide
benefits
for
experimental
or
investigational
11
contraceptive
drugs
or
devices,
or
experimental
or
12
investigational
contraceptive
services,
except
to
the
extent
13
that
such
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
provides
coverage
for
14
other
experimental
or
investigational
outpatient
prescription
15
drugs
or
devices,
or
experimental
or
investigational
outpatient
16
health
care
services.
17
5.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
limit
or
otherwise
18
discourage
the
use
of
generic
equivalent
drugs
approved
by
the
19
United
States
food
and
drug
administration,
whenever
available
20
and
appropriate.
This
section
,
when
a
brand
name
drug
is
21
requested
by
a
covered
individual
and
a
suitable
generic
22
equivalent
is
available
and
appropriate,
shall
not
be
construed
23
to
prohibit
a
third-party
payor
from
requiring
the
covered
24
individual
to
pay
a
deductible,
coinsurance,
or
copayment
25
consistent
with
subsection
3
,
in
addition
to
the
difference
of
26
the
cost
of
the
brand
name
drug
less
the
maximum
covered
amount
27
for
a
generic
equivalent.
28
6.
A
person
who
provides
an
individual
policy
,
or
contract
,
29
or
plan
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
30
health
or
medical
expenses
shall
make
available
a
coverage
31
provision
that
satisfies
the
requirements
in
subsections
32
1
through
5
in
the
same
manner
as
such
requirements
are
33
applicable
to
a
group
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
under
those
34
subsections.
The
policy
,
or
contract
,
or
plan
shall
provide
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that
the
individual
policyholder
may
reject
the
coverage
1
provision
at
the
option
of
the
policyholder.
2
7.
a.
This
section
applies
to
the
following
classes
of
3
third-party
payment
provider
contracts
,
or
policies
,
or
plans
4
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
5
state
on
or
after
July
1,
2000
January
1,
2024
:
6
(1)
Individual
or
group
accident
and
sickness
insurance
7
providing
coverage
on
an
expense-incurred
basis.
8
(2)
An
individual
or
group
hospital
or
medical
service
9
contract
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
509
,
514
,
or
514A
.
10
(3)
An
individual
or
group
health
maintenance
organization
11
contract
regulated
under
chapter
514B
.
12
(4)
Any
other
entity
engaged
in
the
business
of
insurance,
13
risk
transfer,
or
risk
retention,
which
is
subject
to
the
14
jurisdiction
of
the
commissioner.
15
(5)
A
plan
established
pursuant
to
chapter
509A
for
public
16
employees.
17
b.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
accident-only,
18
specified
disease,
short-term
hospital
or
medical,
hospital
19
confinement
indemnity,
credit,
dental,
vision,
Medicare
20
supplement,
long-term
care,
basic
hospital
and
medical-surgical
21
expense
coverage
as
defined
by
the
commissioner,
disability
22
income
insurance
coverage,
coverage
issued
as
a
supplement
23
to
liability
insurance,
workers’
compensation
or
similar
24
insurance,
or
automobile
medical
payment
insurance.
25
8.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
a
26
third-party
payor
to
provide
payment
to
a
practitioner
for
the
27
dispensing
of
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
to
28
replace
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
that
has
29
been
dispensed
to
a
covered
person
and
that
has
been
misplaced,
30
stolen,
or
destroyed.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
31
require
a
third-party
payor
to
replace
covered
prescriptions
32
that
are
misplaced,
stolen,
or
destroyed.
33
9.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“self-administered
34
hormonal
contraceptive”
and
“standing
order”
mean
the
same
as
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defined
in
section
155A.3.
1
Sec.
7.
INFORMATION
PROGRAM
FOR
DRUG
PRESCRIBING
AND
2
DISPENSING
——
SELF-ADMINISTERED
HORMONAL
CONTRACEPTIVES.
The
3
board
of
pharmacy
in
collaboration
with
the
board
of
medicine
4
and
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
expand
5
the
information
program
for
drug
prescribing
and
dispensing
6
established
pursuant
to
section
124.551,
to
collect
from
7
pharmacists
information
relating
to
the
dispensing
of
8
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives
as
provided
pursuant
9
to
section
155A.49.
The
board
of
pharmacy
shall
adopt
10
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
related
to
registration
of
11
participating
pharmacists,
the
information
to
be
reported
by
a
12
pharmacist
to
the
information
program,
access
to
information
13
from
the
program,
and
other
rules
necessary
to
carry
out
the
14
purposes
and
to
enforce
the
provisions
of
this
section.
15
Sec.
8.
APPLICATION
TO
MEDICAID
PROGRAM.
This
division
16
of
this
Act
shall
apply
to
the
Medicaid
program
including
a
17
managed
care
organization
acting
pursuant
to
a
contract
with
18
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
administer
19
the
Medicaid
program
under
chapter
249A.
However,
if
it
is
20
determined
that
any
provision
of
this
division
of
this
Act
21
would
cause
denial
of
federal
funds
under
Tit.
XVIII
or
XIX
22
of
the
federal
Social
Security
Act,
or
would
otherwise
be
23
inconsistent
or
conflict
with
the
requirements
of
federal
law
24
or
regulation,
such
provision
shall
be
suspended,
but
only
to
25
the
extent
necessary
to
prevent
denial
of
such
funds
or
to
26
eliminate
the
inconsistency
or
conflict
with
the
requirements
27
of
federal
law
or
regulation.
28
DIVISION
IV
29
MORE
OPTIONS
FOR
MATERNAL
SUPPORT
(MOMS)
PROGRAM
——
FATHERHOOD
30
INITIATIVES
31
Sec.
9.
Section
217.41C,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
32
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
c.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
,
“pregnancy
support
34
services”
means
those
nonmedical
services
that
promote
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childbirth
by
providing
information,
counseling,
and
support
1
services
that
assist
pregnant
women
or
women
who
believe
they
2
may
be
pregnant
and
men
who
are
involved
or
who
think
they
3
might
be
involved
in
a
pregnancy
to
choose
childbirth
and
to
4
make
informed
decisions
regarding
the
choice
of
adoption
or
5
parenting
with
respect
to
their
children.
6
Sec.
10.
Section
217.41C,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
7
the
following
new
subsections:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
The
department
shall
develop
and
9
maintain
a
virtual
clearinghouse
of
pregnancy
support
10
services
and
resources
including
but
not
limited
to
all
of
the
11
following:
12
a.
Pregnancy
resource
center
and
maternity
home
information
13
including
contact
information,
location,
and
services
provided.
14
b.
Assistance
in
accessing
public
assistance
including
but
15
not
limited
to
the
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
16
women,
infants,
and
children
and
the
supplemental
nutrition
17
assistance
program.
18
c.
Educational
resources.
19
d.
Housing
assistance.
20
e.
Recovery
and
mental
health
services.
21
f.
Family
planning
education.
22
g.
Adoption
and
foster
care
information
and
services.
23
h.
Healing
and
support
services
for
abortion
survivors
and
24
their
families.
25
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
Beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
thereafter,
26
funding
for
the
program
may
be
used
for
all
of
the
following
27
purposes:
28
a.
Fatherhood
engagement
grants.
The
department
may
29
award
grants
to
nonprofit,
community-based
organizations
to
30
address
the
needs
of
fathers
by
assisting
fathers
in
finding
31
employment,
managing
child
support
obligations,
transitioning
32
from
a
period
of
incarceration,
accessing
health
care,
33
understanding
child
development,
and
enhancing
parenting
skills
34
using
evidence-based
parenting
education.
Priority
in
the
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awarding
of
grants
shall
be
based
on
the
demonstrated
need
1
in
a
geographic
area
and
the
prevalence
of
the
population
to
2
be
served
as
indicated
by
factors
including
but
not
limited
3
to
the
service
area’s
unemployment
rate,
incarceration
rate,
4
number
of
public
assistance
recipients,
number
of
single-parent
5
households,
level
of
housing
instability,
and
graduation
rates.
6
b.
Fatherhood
communications
initiative.
The
department
7
shall
administer
a
communications
initiative
on
responsible
8
fatherhood
including
but
not
limited
to
a
public
internet
site
9
that
provides
access
to
resources
on
effective
parenting
and
10
assistance
in
receiving
parenting
support
and
services.
11
c.
Mentoring
school-aged
males
grant
program.
The
12
department
may
award
three-year
renewable
grants
to
nonprofit
13
organizations
that
provide
mentorship,
social
and
academic
14
support,
and
life
skills
development
to
school-aged
males.
15
Priority
in
the
awarding
of
grants
shall
be
based
on
the
16
demonstrated
need
in
a
geographic
area
and
the
prevalence
of
17
the
population
to
be
served
as
indicated
by
factors
including
18
but
not
limited
to
the
service
area’s
unemployment
rate,
19
incarceration
rate,
number
of
public
assistance
recipients,
20
number
of
single-parent
households,
level
of
housing
21
instability,
and
graduation
rates.
The
department
shall
22
provide
technical
assistance
to
grantees
to
ensure
program
23
sustainability
following
the
end
of
the
three-year
grant
24
period.
25
Sec.
11.
MORE
OPTIONS
FOR
MATERNAL
SUPPORT
PROGRAM
——
26
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
27
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
28
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
29
2024,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
30
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
31
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,000,000
32
To
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
the
more
options
for
maternal
33
support
program
created
in
section
217.41C,
including
for
34
program
administration,
the
provision
of
services,
and
for
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funding
of
fatherhood
engagement
grants,
the
fatherhood
1
communications
initiative,
and
the
mentoring
school-aged
males
2
grant
program.
3
Sec.
12.
2022
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1131,
section
28,
4
subsection
8,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
8.
Of
the
funds
appropriated
under
this
section,
$500,000
6
shall
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
program
administration
and
7
provision
of
pregnancy
support
services
through
the
more
8
options
for
maternal
support
program
created
in
this
Act.
9
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
10
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
11
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
12
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
13
fiscal
year.
14
Sec.
13.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
15
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment:
16
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
2022
Iowa
17
Acts,
chapter
1131,
section
28,
subsection
8.
18
DIVISION
V
19
NONRECURRING
ADOPTION
EXPENSES
——
ADOPTION
SUBSIDY
PROGRAM
20
Sec.
14.
NEW
SECTION
.
234.48
Adoption
subsidy
——
21
nonrecurring
adoption
expenses.
22
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
the
maximum
23
reimbursement
provided
to
an
adoptive
parent
under
the
24
adoption
subsidy
program
for
nonrecurring
adoption
expenses
25
is
one
thousand
dollars.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
26
“nonrecurring
adoption
expenses”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
45
27
C.F.R.
§1356.41.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
28
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
29
Sec.
15.
REPEAL.
2010
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1031,
section
408,
30
is
repealed.
31
DIVISION
VI
32
ALL
IOWA
OPPORTUNITY
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
33
Sec.
16.
Section
261.87,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
34
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
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follows:
1
“Eligible
foster
care
student”
means
a
person
under
2
twenty-six
years
of
age
who
has
a
high
school
diploma
or
a
high
3
school
equivalency
diploma
under
chapter
259A
and
is
described
4
by
any
of
the
following:
5
Sec.
17.
Section
261.87,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
Code
6
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
f.
(1)
Begins
Except
as
provided
in
subparagraph
(2),
8
begins
enrollment
at
an
eligible
institution
within
two
9
academic
years
of
graduation
from
high
school
or
receipt
of
10
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma
under
chapter
259A
and
11
continuously
receives
awards
as
a
full-time
or
part-time
12
student
to
maintain
eligibility.
However,
the
student
may
13
defer
or
suspend
participation
in
the
program
for
up
to
two
14
years
in
order
to
pursue
obligations
that
meet
conditions
15
established
by
the
commission
by
rule
or
to
fulfill
military
16
obligations.
17
(2)
The
requirements
of
subparagraph
(1)
do
not
apply
to
an
18
eligible
foster
care
student.
19
Sec.
18.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
20
to
applications
submitted
under
the
all
Iowa
opportunity
21
scholarship
program
established
pursuant
to
section
261.87
22
before,
on,
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
23
this
Act.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
the
health
and
well-being
of
children
28
and
families.
The
bill
is
constructed
in
divisions.
29
DIVISION
I
——
REGIONAL
CENTERS
OF
EXCELLENCE
GRANT
PROGRAM.
30
This
division
appropriates
$1
million
from
the
general
fund
31
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
32
(HHS)
for
fiscal
year
2023-2024
for
continuation
of
a
regional
33
center
of
excellence
program
to
award
four
grants
to
encourage
34
innovation
and
collaboration
among
regional
health
care
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providers
in
a
rural
area
based
upon
the
results
of
a
regional
1
community
needs
assessment
to
transform
health
care
delivery
in
2
order
to
provide
quality,
sustainable
care
that
meets
the
needs
3
of
the
local
communities.
An
applicant
for
the
grant
funds
4
shall
specify
how
the
funds
will
be
expended
to
accomplish
the
5
goals
of
the
program
and
shall
provide
a
detailed
five-year
6
sustainability
plan
prior
to
being
awarded
any
funding.
7
Following
the
receipt
of
grant
funding,
a
recipient
shall
8
submit
periodic
reports
as
specified
by
HHS
to
the
governor
and
9
the
general
assembly
regarding
the
recipient’s
expenditure
of
10
the
funds
and
progress
in
accomplishing
the
program
goals.
11
DIVISION
II
——
STATE-FUNDED
FAMILY
MEDICINE
OBSTETRICS
12
FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM
AND
FUND.
This
division
requires
HHS
to
13
establish
a
family
medicine
obstetrics
fellowship
program
to
14
increase
access
to
family
medicine
obstetrics
practitioners
15
in
rural
and
underserved
areas
of
the
state.
A
person
who
16
has
completed
an
accreditation
council
for
graduate
medical
17
education
residency
program
in
family
medicine
is
eligible
for
18
participation
in
the
fellowship
program.
Participating
fellows
19
shall
enter
into
a
program
agreement
with
a
participating
20
teaching
hospital
which,
at
a
minimum,
requires
the
fellow
21
to
complete
a
one-year
fellowship
and
to
engage
in
full-time
22
family
medicine
obstetrics
practice
in
a
rural
or
underserved
23
area
of
the
state
for
a
period
of
at
least
five
years
within
24
nine
months
following
completion
of
the
fellowship
and
receipt
25
of
a
license
to
practice
medicine
in
the
state.
Each
fellow
26
participating
in
the
program
shall
be
eligible
for
salary
and
27
benefits
including
a
stipend
as
determined
by
the
participating
28
teaching
hospital
and
funded
through
the
family
medicine
29
obstetrics
fellowship
program
fund.
30
The
division
requires
HHS
to
adopt
administrative
rules
31
to
administer
the
program,
including
defining
rural
and
32
underserved
areas
for
the
purpose
of
the
required
full-time
33
practice
of
a
person
following
completion
of
the
fellowship.
34
The
division
creates
a
family
medicine
obstetrics
fellowship
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program
fund
in
the
state
treasury
consisting
of
the
moneys
1
appropriated
or
credited
to
the
fund
by
law.
Moneys
in
the
2
fund
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
3
other
fund
but
shall
remain
in
the
fund
for
use
in
subsequent
4
fiscal
years.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
HHS
5
to
be
used
to
fund
fellowship
positions
as
provided
in
the
6
division.
The
division
appropriates
a
sufficient
amount
from
7
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
fund
annually
to
support
8
the
creation
of
four
fellowship
positions.
The
division
9
provides
an
appropriation
for
deposit
in
the
fund
for
fiscal
10
year
2023-2024.
11
The
division
requires
HHS
and
the
participating
teaching
12
hospitals
to
regularly
evaluate
and
document
their
experiences
13
including
identifying
ways
the
program
may
be
modified
or
14
expanded
to
facilitate
increased
access
to
family
medicine
15
obstetrics
practitioners
in
rural
and
underserved
areas
of
the
16
state.
The
department
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
17
general
assembly
by
January
1.
The
report
shall
include
the
18
number
of
fellowships
funded
to
date
and
any
other
information
19
identified
by
HHS
and
the
participating
teaching
hospitals
as
20
indicators
of
outcomes
and
the
effectiveness
of
the
program.
21
DIVISION
III
——
SELF-ADMINISTERED
HORMONAL
CONTRACEPTIVES.
22
This
division
relates
to
the
dispensing
of
self-administered
23
hormonal
contraceptives
by
a
pharmacist.
The
division
24
defines
“self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive”
as
a
25
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
that
is
approved
by
26
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
to
prevent
27
pregnancy,
including
an
oral
hormonal
contraceptive,
a
hormonal
28
vaginal
ring,
and
a
hormonal
contraceptive
patch,
but
not
29
including
any
drug
intended
to
induce
an
abortion.
30
The
division
provides
that
notwithstanding
any
provision
31
of
law
to
the
contrary,
a
pharmacist
may
dispense
a
32
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
to
a
patient
who
33
is
at
least
18
years
of
age
pursuant
to
a
standing
order
34
established
by
the
medical
director
of
HHS
(medical
director).
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For
an
initial
dispensing,
a
pharmacist
may
dispense
only
up
1
to
a
three-month
supply
at
one
time
of
the
self-administered
2
hormonal
contraceptive,
and
for
any
subsequent
dispensing
3
of
the
same
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive,
a
4
12-month
supply
at
one
time.
Additionally,
the
division
5
prohibits
a
pharmacist
who
dispenses
a
self-administered
6
hormonal
contraceptive
in
accordance
with
the
division
from
7
requiring
any
other
prescription
drug
order
authorized
by
a
8
practitioner
prior
to
dispensing
the
self-administered
hormonal
9
contraceptive.
10
The
division
authorizes
the
medical
director
to
establish
a
11
standing
order
authorizing
the
dispensing
of
self-administered
12
hormonal
contraceptives
by
any
pharmacist
who
complies
with
the
13
standing
order
and
retains
and
submits
the
patient’s
record
to
14
HHS.
15
The
standing
order
includes
requiring
a
pharmacist
who
16
dispenses
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
under
the
17
division
to:
complete
a
standardized
training
program
and
18
continuing
education
requirements
related
to
prescribing
the
19
hormonal
contraceptives;
obtain
a
completed
self-screening
risk
20
assessment
from
each
patient,
verify
the
identity
and
age
of
21
each
patient,
and
perform
a
blood
pressure
screening
on
each
22
patient
before
dispensing
the
hormonal
contraceptives;
provide
23
the
patient
with
certain
written
information;
provide
the
24
patient
with
a
copy
of
the
record
of
the
pharmacist’s
encounter
25
with
the
patient;
and
provide
patient
counseling.
26
The
standing
order
would
prohibit
a
pharmacist
who
dispenses
27
hormonal
contraceptives
under
the
division
from
requiring
a
28
patient
to
schedule
an
appointment
with
the
pharmacist
for
29
the
prescribing
or
dispensing
of
the
hormonal
contraceptive;
30
dispensing
the
hormonal
contraceptives
to
a
patient
for
more
31
than
27
months
after
the
date
initially
dispensed
without
the
32
patient’s
attestation
that
the
patient
has
consulted
with
a
33
practitioner
during
the
preceding
27
months;
and
dispensing
34
the
hormonal
contraceptives
to
a
patient
if
the
results
of
the
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patient’s
self-screening
risk
assessment
indicate
it
is
unsafe
1
for
the
pharmacist
to
dispense
the
hormonal
contraceptives
2
to
the
patient,
in
which
case
the
pharmacist
shall
refer
the
3
patient
to
a
practitioner.
4
The
division
provides
immunity
for
a
pharmacist
who
5
dispenses
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
and
6
for
the
medical
director
who
establishes
a
standing
order
7
in
compliance
with
the
division
from
criminal
and
civil
8
liability
arising
from
any
damages
caused
by
the
dispensing,
9
administering,
or
use
of
a
self-administered
hormonal
10
contraceptive
or
the
establishment
of
the
standing
order.
11
Additionally,
the
medical
director
shall
be
considered
to
be
12
acting
within
the
scope
of
the
medical
director’s
office
and
13
employment
for
purposes
of
Code
chapter
669
(Iowa
tort
claims
14
Act)
in
the
establishment
of
a
standing
order
in
compliance
15
with
the
division.
16
The
division
requires
HHS,
in
collaboration
with
the
17
boards
of
pharmacy
and
medicine,
and
in
consideration
of
18
the
guidelines
established
by
the
American
congress
of
19
obstetricians
and
gynecologists,
to
adopt
administrative
rules
20
to
administer
the
provisions
of
the
division.
21
The
division
amends
prescription
contraceptive
coverage
22
provisions
to
require
that
a
group
policy,
contract,
or
plan
23
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
the
24
state
on
or
after
January
1,
2024,
providing
for
third-party
25
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
or
medical
expenses,
shall
26
specifically
provide
for
payment
of
self-administered
hormonal
27
contraceptives,
prescribed
and
dispensed
as
specified
in
the
28
division,
including
those
dispensed
at
one
time.
The
division
29
provides,
however,
that
the
provisions
relating
to
coverage
are
30
not
to
be
construed
to
require
a
third-party
payor
to
provide
31
payment
to
a
practitioner
for
dispensing
a
self-administered
32
hormonal
contraceptive
to
replace
a
self-administered
33
hormonal
contraceptive
that
has
been
dispensed
to
a
covered
34
person
and
that
has
been
misplaced,
stolen,
or
destroyed.
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These
provisions
are
also
not
to
be
construed
to
require
a
1
third-party
payor
to
replace
covered
prescriptions
that
are
2
misplaced,
stolen,
or
destroyed.
3
The
division
also
requires
the
board
of
pharmacy
in
4
collaboration
with
the
board
of
medicine
and
HHS
to
expand
5
the
information
program
for
drug
prescribing
to
collect
6
from
pharmacists
information
relating
to
the
dispensing
of
7
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives
as
provided
in
the
8
division.
9
The
division
applies
to
the
Medicaid
program
as
specified
in
10
the
bill.
11
DIVISION
IV
——
MORE
OPTIONS
FOR
MATERNAL
SUPPORT
(MOMS)
12
PROGRAM
——
FATHERHOOD
INITIATIVES.
This
division
relates
to
13
the
more
options
for
maternal
support
(MOMS)
program.
The
14
bill
adds
as
part
of
the
definition
of
“pregnancy
support
15
services”
services
to
men
who
are
involved
or
think
they
might
16
be
involved
in
a
pregnancy.
As
part
of
the
MOMS
program,
17
the
division
requires
HHS
to
develop
and
maintain
a
virtual
18
clearinghouse
of
pregnancy
support
services
and
resources.
The
19
services
and
resources
include
but
are
not
limited
to
pregnancy
20
resource
center
and
maternity
home
information;
assistance
in
21
accessing
public
assistance
including
but
not
limited
to
the
22
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
and
23
children
program
and
the
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
24
program;
educational
resources;
housing
assistance;
recovery
25
and
mental
health
services;
family
planning
education;
adoption
26
and
foster
care
information
and
services;
and
healing
and
27
support
services
for
abortion
survivors
and
their
families.
28
As
part
of
the
MOMS
program,
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
29
thereafter,
funding
for
the
program
may
be
used
for
fatherhood
30
engagement
grants
to
nonprofit,
community-based
organizations
31
to
address
the
needs
of
fathers
by
assisting
fathers
in
32
finding
employment,
managing
child
support
obligations,
33
transitioning
from
a
period
of
incarceration,
accessing
health
34
care,
understanding
child
development,
and
enhancing
parenting
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skills
using
evidence-based
parenting
education;
a
fatherhood
1
communications
initiative
administered
by
HHS,
including
but
2
not
limited
to
a
public
internet
site
that
provides
access
to
3
resources
on
effective
parenting
and
assistance
in
receiving
4
parenting
support
and
services;
and
a
mentoring
school-aged
5
males
grant
program
to
provide
mentorship,
social
and
academic
6
support,
and
life
skills
development
to
school-aged
males.
7
The
division
also
appropriates
$2
million
from
the
general
8
fund
of
the
state
to
HHS
for
fiscal
year
2023-2024
to
be
used
9
for
the
MOMS
program
including
for
program
administration,
the
10
provision
of
services,
and
for
funding
of
fatherhood
engagement
11
grants,
the
fatherhood
communications
initiative,
and
the
12
mentoring
school-aged
males
grant
program.
13
The
division
provides
that
the
funding
appropriated
for
the
14
MOMS
program
for
fiscal
year
2022-2023
is
not
to
revert,
but
15
is
to
remain
available
for
the
MOMS
program
for
fiscal
year
16
2023-2024.
This
provision
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
17
DIVISION
V
——
NONRECURRING
ADOPTION
EXPENSES
——
ADOPTION
18
SUBSIDY
PROGRAM.
This
division
provides
that
the
maximum
19
reimbursement
provided
to
an
adoptive
parent
under
the
adoption
20
subsidy
program
for
nonrecurring
adoption
expenses
is
$1,000.
21
The
division
defines
“nonrecurring
adoption
expenses”
as
the
22
reasonable
and
necessary
adoption
fees,
court
costs,
attorney
23
fees,
and
other
expenses
which
are
directly
related
to
the
24
legal
adoption
of
a
child
with
special
needs
which
are
not
25
incurred
in
violation
of
state,
tribal,
or
federal
law,
and
26
which
have
not
been
reimbursed
from
other
sources
or
other
27
funds.
Under
federal
regulation,
“other
expenses
which
28
are
directly
related
to
the
legal
adoption
of
a
child
with
29
special
needs”
means
the
costs
of
the
adoption
incurred
by
30
or
on
behalf
of
the
parents
and
for
which
parents
carry
the
31
ultimate
liability
for
payment.
Such
costs
may
include
the
32
adoption
study,
including
health
and
psychological
examination,
33
supervision
of
the
placement
prior
to
adoption,
transportation,
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and
the
reasonable
costs
of
lodging
and
food
for
the
child
or
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the
adoptive
parents
when
necessary
to
complete
the
placement
1
or
adoption
process.
The
department
of
health
and
human
2
services
shall
adopt
administrative
rules
to
administer
the
3
division.
The
division
also
repeals
a
provision
in
2010
Iowa
4
Acts
which
limited
the
nonrecurring
adoption
expenses
to
$500
5
and
prohibited
additional
amounts
for
court
costs
and
other
6
related
legal
expenses.
7
DIVISION
VI
——
ALL
IOWA
OPPORTUNITY
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
8
This
division
relates
to
the
all
Iowa
opportunity
scholarship
9
program
(program),
which
provides
scholarships
to
Iowa
10
students
who
graduate
from
high
school
or
receive
a
high
11
school
equivalency
diploma
to
help
such
students
attend
a
12
community
college
in
this
state
or
an
institution
of
higher
13
learning
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
The
program
14
prioritizes
awarding
scholarships
to
certain
students,
15
including
eligible
foster
care
students.
Eligible
foster
care
16
students
are
students
who
age
out
of
Iowa’s
foster
care
system,
17
age
out
of
the
state
training
school,
or
are
adopted
from
18
Iowa’s
foster
care
system
after
reaching
16
years
of
age.
19
Current
law
requires
that,
in
order
to
be
eligible
to
20
receive
a
scholarship
under
the
program,
the
student
must
begin
21
enrollment
at
a
community
college
or
institution
of
higher
22
learning
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
within
two
23
academic
years
of
graduation
from
high
school
or
receipt
of
a
24
high
school
equivalency
diploma
and
continuously
receive
awards
25
as
a
full-time
or
part-time
student
to
maintain
eligibility.
26
The
division
strikes
these
requirements
for
eligible
foster
27
care
students.
The
division
also
provides
that,
for
purposes
28
of
the
program,
“eligible
foster
care
student”
does
not
include
29
a
person
who
is
26
years
of
age
or
older.
30
The
division
applies
to
applications
submitted
under
31
the
program
before,
on,
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
32
division.
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