HF 2468 (LSB 5943HV (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2468

BY  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 619)

A BILL FOR

An Act creating the Iowa rural health transformation fund and making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135.107A  Iowa rural health transformation fund.
   1.  An Iowa rural health transformation fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department of health and human services. The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the state and the balance in the fund shall not be considered part of the balance of the general fund of the state. The fund shall consist of moneys received by the state from the rural health transformation program established pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. No. 119-211. Moneys in the fund are to be appropriated to the department to be used, expended, granted, or transferred as authorized by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services, and are not subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
   2.  For so long as moneys are expended from the fund, the department shall submit a report each fiscal quarter to the general assembly detailing all expenditures made during the preceding fiscal quarter, including identifying by city where within the state moneys have been expended.
   3.  The department shall transmit a copy to the general assembly of all rural health transformation program financial and performance reports submitted to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. No. 119-211.
   4.  This section is repealed October 1, 2032.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill creates the Iowa rural health transformation fund (fund) under the control of the department of health and human services (HHS) consisting of moneys received from the federal rural health transformation program (RHTP). The moneys in the fund are appropriated to HHS for use in accordance with the requirements set forth for the program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Moneys appropriated to the fund are not subject to reversion and any interest or earnings on moneys in the fund are to be credited to the fund.
   For so long as moneys are expended from the fund, HHS is required to report to the general assembly every fiscal quarter expenditures from the fund for the preceding fiscal quarter, including identifying by city where within the state moneys have been expended. HHS shall transmit a copy of all financial and performance reports submitted to the center for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for RHTP pursuant to OBBBA.
   The bill is repealed October 1, 2032.