Bill Text: IA HF244 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to massage therapy including the inclusion of massage therapy as a covered service under Medicaid managed care, the creation of an exemption from the computation of net income for the individual income tax of amounts paid for massage therapy, and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 216. [HF244 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF244-Introduced.html
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
massage
therapy
including
the
inclusion
of
1
massage
therapy
as
a
covered
service
under
Medicaid
managed
2
care,
the
creation
of
an
exemption
from
the
computation
of
3
net
income
for
the
individual
income
tax
of
amounts
paid
for
4
massage
therapy,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
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DIVISION
I
1
MEDICAID
MANAGED
CARE
——
MASSAGE
THERAPY
AS
A
COVERED
SERVICE
2
Section
1.
MEDICAID
MANAGED
CARE
——
MASSAGE
THERAPY
AS
3
A
COVERED
SERVICE.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
4
submit
any
Medicaid
program
waiver
or
state
plan
amendment
5
necessary
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
6
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services
7
for
approval
to
include
massage
therapy,
as
defined
in
section
8
152C.1,
as
a
covered
service
under
Medicaid
managed
care.
The
9
waiver
or
state
plan
amendment
shall
request
the
inclusion
of
10
massage
therapy
as
a
covered
service
for
Medicaid
members
for
11
whom
massage
therapy
is
not
otherwise
a
covered
service
when
12
the
massage
therapy
is
determined
medically
necessary
by
the
13
member’s
primary
care
provider
or
specialist.
Such
massage
14
therapy
shall
be
provided
by
a
licensed
massage
therapist
or
15
other
professional
trained
and
certified
to
provide
massage
16
therapy
and
enrolled
as
a
participating
Medicaid
provider.
17
DIVISION
II
18
INCOME
TAX
DEDUCTION
OF
MASSAGE
THERAPY
EXPENSES
19
Sec.
2.
Section
422.7,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
60.
Subtract
payments
for
massage
therapy
22
as
defined
in
section
152C.1
provided
by
a
licensed
massage
23
therapist
or
other
professional
trained
and
certified
to
24
provide
massage
therapy,
to
the
extent
not
otherwise
deducted
25
in
computing
adjusted
gross
income.
26
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
to
27
tax
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2020.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
massage
therapy
services
and
payment
32
for
massage
therapy.
33
Division
I
of
the
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
34
services
to
submit
any
Medicaid
program
waiver
or
state
plan
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amendment
necessary
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
1
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
2
services
for
approval
to
include
massage
therapy
as
a
covered
3
service
under
Medicaid
managed
care.
The
waiver
or
state
plan
4
amendment
shall
request
the
inclusion
of
massage
therapy
as
a
5
covered
service
for
Medicaid
members
for
whom
massage
therapy
6
is
not
otherwise
a
covered
service
when
the
massage
therapy
is
7
determined
medically
necessary
by
the
member’s
primary
care
8
provider
or
specialist.
The
massage
therapy
shall
be
provided
9
by
a
licensed
massage
therapist
or
other
professional
trained
10
and
certified
to
provide
massage
therapy
and
enrolled
as
a
11
participating
Medicaid
provider.
12
Division
II
of
the
bill
creates
an
exemption
from
the
13
computation
of
net
income
for
the
individual
income
tax
of
14
amounts
paid
for
massage
therapy
provided
by
a
licensed
massage
15
therapist
or
other
professional
trained
and
certified
to
16
provide
massage
therapy,
to
the
extent
not
otherwise
deducted
17
in
computing
adjusted
gross
income.
The
division
applies
to
18
tax
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2020.
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