SSB 3012 (LSB 5430XC (3) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ZAUN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to medical income assistance trust fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 633C.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  A reasonable amount may be paid or set aside each month for necessary expenses of the trust, not to exceed ten fifty dollars per month without court approval.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to medical income assistance trust fees. The bill increases the amount that may be paid or set aside each month for necessary trust expenses without court approval for beneficiaries whose total monthly income is less than 125 percent of the average statewide charge for nursing facility services to a private-pay resident of a nursing facility from $10 to $50. If a beneficiary’s total monthly income is at or above 125 percent of such charge, the limit remains $10.