House
Study
Bill
619
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HARRIS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
the
Iowa
rural
health
transformation
fund
and
1
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.107A
Iowa
rural
health
1
transformation
fund.
2
1.
An
Iowa
rural
health
transformation
fund
is
created
3
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
4
health
and
human
services.
The
fund
shall
be
separate
from
5
the
general
fund
of
the
state
and
the
balance
in
the
fund
6
shall
not
be
considered
part
of
the
balance
of
the
general
7
fund
of
the
state.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
received
8
by
the
state
from
the
rural
health
transformation
program
9
established
pursuant
to
the
One
Big
Beautiful
Bill
Act,
Pub.
10
L.
No.
119-211.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
to
be
appropriated
to
11
the
department
to
be
used,
expended,
granted,
or
transferred
as
12
authorized
by
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
13
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services,
14
and
are
not
subject
to
section
8.33.
Notwithstanding
section
15
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
16
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
17
2.
For
so
long
as
moneys
are
expended
from
the
fund,
the
18
department
shall
submit
a
report
each
fiscal
quarter
to
the
19
general
assembly
detailing
all
expenditures
made
during
the
20
preceding
fiscal
quarter,
including
identifying
by
city
where
21
within
the
state
moneys
have
been
expended.
22
3.
The
department
shall
transmit
a
copy
to
the
general
23
assembly
of
all
rural
health
transformation
program
financial
24
and
performance
reports
submitted
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
25
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
26
and
human
services
pursuant
to
the
One
Big
Beautiful
Bill
Act,
27
Pub.
L.
No.
119-211.
28
4.
This
section
is
repealed
October
1,
2032.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
creates
the
Iowa
rural
health
transformation
fund
33
(fund)
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
34
services
(HHS)
consisting
of
moneys
received
from
the
federal
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rural
health
transformation
program
(RHTP).
The
moneys
in
the
1
fund
are
appropriated
to
HHS
for
use
in
accordance
with
the
2
requirements
set
forth
for
the
program
in
the
One
Big
Beautiful
3
Bill
Act
(OBBBA).
Moneys
appropriated
to
the
fund
are
not
4
subject
to
reversion
and
any
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
5
the
fund
are
to
be
credited
to
the
fund.
6
For
so
long
as
moneys
are
expended
from
the
fund,
HHS
is
7
required
to
report
to
the
general
assembly
every
fiscal
quarter
8
expenditures
from
the
fund
for
the
preceding
fiscal
quarter,
9
including
identifying
by
city
where
within
the
state
moneys
10
have
been
expended.
HHS
shall
transmit
a
copy
of
all
financial
11
and
performance
reports
submitted
to
the
center
for
Medicare
12
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
13
and
human
services
for
RHTP
pursuant
to
OBBBA.
14
The
bill
is
repealed
October
1,
2032.
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