Bill Text: IA HF247 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of an asset verification system for the medical assistance program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 62)

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-03-11 - Subcommittee, Bolkcom, Dotzler, and Garrett. S.J. 559. [HF247 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF247-Introduced.html

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House File 247 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
                                     RESOURCES

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 62)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of an asset verification
  2    system for the medical assistance program, and including
  3    effective date provisions.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  MEDICAID PROGRAM ==== ASSET, INCOME, AND IDENTITY
  1  2 VERIFICATION.  The department of human services shall issue a
  1  3 request for proposals to contract with a third=party vendor to
  1  4 establish an electronic asset, income, and identity eligibility
  1  5 verification system for the purposes of compliance with 42
  1  6 U.S.C. {1396w requiring determination or redetermination of
  1  7 the eligibility of an individual who is an applicant for or
  1  8 recipient of medical assistance under the Medicaid state plan
  1  9 on the basis of being aged, blind, or disabled in accordance
  1 10 with 42 U.S.C. {1396w. The third=party vendor selected shall
  1 11 be able to demonstrate in writing its current relationships
  1 12 or contracts with financial institutions in the state and
  1 13 nationally. Participation by financial institutions in
  1 14 providing account balances for asset verification shall remain
  1 15 voluntary.
  1 16    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 17 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 20 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 21    This bill directs DHS to issue a request for proposals to
  1 22 contract with a third=party vendor to establish an electronic
  1 23 asset, income, and identity eligibility verification system to
  1 24 comply with a federal requirement to determine and redetermine
  1 25 the eligibility of certain categories of persons for Medicaid.
  1 26 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
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