HF 941 (LSB 2920HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 941

BY  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 249)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the expansion of the ground emergency medical transportation program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  249A.5  Ground emergency medical transportation —— expansion.
   1.  The department shall employ dedicated staff for the sole purpose of expanding enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation program established pursuant to 2018 Iowa Acts, ch. 1054. The staff shall provide technical assistance, actuary support, and Medicaid enrollment assistance to any eligible ground emergency medical transportation provider that seeks participation in the ground emergency medical transportation program. The department shall develop the ground emergency medical transportation program to ensure access to emergency medical services throughout the state.
   2.  The department shall submit a report to the general assembly by December 15 of each year regarding the ground emergency medical transportation program, which shall include information on the number of ground emergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the ground emergency medical transportation program, the number of ground emergency medical transportation providers that the department provided assistance to in the prior fiscal year, and barriers to enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation program.
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 the ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill requires the department of health and human services (department) to employ dedicated staff for the sole purpose of expanding enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill requires the staff to provide technical assistance, actuary support, and Medicaid enrollment assistance to eligible ground emergency medical transportation providers that seek participation in the ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill directs the department to develop the ground emergency medical transportation program to ensure access to emergency medical services throughout the state. The bill requires the department to submit a report to the general assembly by December 15 of each year regarding the ground emergency medical transportation program, which shall include the number of ground emergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the ground emergency medical transportation program, the number of ground emergency medical transportation providers that the department provided assistance to in the prior fiscal year, and barriers to enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation program.