SF 2332 (LSB 5777SV (5) 83)

SENATE FILE 2332

BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2063)

(As Amended and Passed by the Senate 2010-03-02)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to reimbursement for administrative costs under the medical assistance home and community-based services waiver for intellectual disabilities and providing for implementation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAIVER SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES —— REIMBURSEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
   1.  The department of human services shall adopt rules to provide that administrative costs shall not exceed eighteen percent of program costs for services under the medical assistance home and community-based services waiver for intellectual disabilities. The rules shall provide that administrative costs for such waiver are comprised of those costs incurred in the general management and administrative functions of the program, as defined by administrative rules adopted for intermediate care facilities for individuals with mental retardation, and shall be based on generally accepted accounting principles.
   2.  The department may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this section and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
    Sec. 2.  IMPLEMENTATION.  This Act shall be implemented July 1, 2011.