HF 427 (LSB 2027YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 427

BY  TUREK

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for Medicaid coverage of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs for Medicaid recipients with a permanent physical disability.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MEDICAID —— MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION COVERAGE OF POWER STANDING DEVICE EQUIPMENT ON POWER WHEELCHAIRS.  The department of health and human services shall require all Medicaid managed care organizations contracting with the department, upon the request of a Medicaid recipient, to cover the costs of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs as reasonable and medically necessary for the recipient’s independence, function, health, and well-being, if the Medicaid recipient is determined by the department to have a permanent physical disability. For the purposes of this section, “power standing device equipment” means a standing feature integrated into a wheelchair base that allows the user to obtain a standing position without the need to transfer from the wheelchair.
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 the department of health and human services to require all Medicaid managed care organizations contracting with the department, upon the request of a Medicaid recipient, to cover the costs of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs as reasonable and medically necessary for the recipient’s independence, function, health, and well-being, if the Medicaid recipient has a permanent physical disability. The bill defines “power standing device equipment” for the purposes of the bill.