HF 708 (LSB 1545HZ (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 708

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 451)
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 235)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to Medicaid reimbursement for services to individuals who meet the nursing home level of care and are required to register as sex offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT —— NURSING FACILITY LEVEL OF CARE —— SECURE UNIT —— INDIVIDUALS ON SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.  No later than January 1, 2024, the department of health and human services shall implement a reimbursement rate add-on methodology under the Medicaid program for services provided by a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility that designates a secure unit, that is separate and secure from residents with chronic confusion or a dementing illness and all other skilled nursing facility and nursing facility residents, to provide services to individuals that are required to register as sex offenders pursuant to chapter 692 and who meet nursing facility level of care requirements. The department of health and human services shall inflate the reimbursement rate add-on, annually, from the midpoint of the prior state fiscal year to the midpoint of the current state fiscal year using the currently available CMS/SNF index.
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 that no later than January 1, 2024, the department of health and human services shall implement a Medicaid reimbursement rate add-on methodology, including an annual inflation adjustment, for services provided by a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility that designates a secure unit to provide services to individuals who are required to register as sex offenders and meet nursing facility level of care requirements.