House
File
2204
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2204
BY
TUREK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
Medicaid
coverage
of
power
standing
device
1
equipment
on
power
wheelchairs
for
Medicaid
recipients
with
2
a
permanent
physical
disability.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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H.F.
2204
Section
1.
MEDICAID
——
MANAGED
CARE
ORGANIZATION
COVERAGE
1
OF
POWER
STANDING
DEVICE
EQUIPMENT
ON
POWER
WHEELCHAIRS.
The
2
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
require
all
3
Medicaid
managed
care
organizations
contracting
with
the
4
department,
upon
the
request
of
a
Medicaid
recipient,
to
5
cover
the
costs
of
power
standing
device
equipment
on
power
6
wheelchairs
as
reasonable
and
medically
necessary
for
the
7
recipient’s
independence,
function,
health,
and
well-being,
8
if
the
Medicaid
recipient
is
determined
by
the
department
to
9
have
a
permanent
physical
disability.
For
the
purposes
of
this
10
section,
“power
standing
device
equipment”
means
a
standing
11
feature
integrated
into
a
wheelchair
base
that
allows
the
user
12
to
obtain
a
standing
position
without
the
need
to
transfer
from
13
the
wheelchair.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
18
services
to
require
all
Medicaid
managed
care
organizations
19
contracting
with
the
department,
upon
the
request
of
a
20
Medicaid
recipient,
to
cover
the
costs
of
power
standing
device
21
equipment
on
power
wheelchairs
as
reasonable
and
medically
22
necessary
for
the
recipient’s
independence,
function,
health,
23
and
well-being,
if
the
Medicaid
recipient
has
a
permanent
24
physical
disability.
The
bill
defines
“power
standing
device
25
equipment”
for
the
purposes
of
the
bill.
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