Bill Text: IA HF82 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning rules relating to copayments and other information regarding services provided to medical assistance recipients.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF82 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF82-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
DE
BOEF
,
LOFGREN
,
CHAMBERS
,
HUSEMAN
,
IVERSON
,
FORRISTALL
,
RAYHONS
,
DRAKE
,
GARRETT
,
WORTHAN
,
PAUSTIAN
,
FRY
,
SANDS
,
DOLECHECK
,
BALTIMORE
,
SWEENEY
,
HAGER
,
SHAW
,
PEARSON
,
ALONS
,
MASSIE
,
and
HELLAND
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
rules
relating
to
copayments
and
other
1
information
regarding
services
provided
to
medical
2
assistance
recipients.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES
——
COPAYMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN
1
SERVICES
PROVIDED
UNDER
THE
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
The
2
department
of
human
services
shall
adopt
or
amend
rules
under
3
the
medical
assistance
program
to
provide
for
all
of
the
4
following:
5
1.
A
copayment
charge
shall
not
be
applicable
for
a
6
recipient
of
care
as
an
inpatient
at
a
hospital,
nursing
7
facility,
state
mental
health
institute,
or
other
medical
8
institution
if
the
person
is
required,
as
a
condition
of
9
receiving
services
in
the
hospital,
facility,
or
institution,
10
to
spend
for
costs
of
necessary
medical
care
all
but
a
minimal
11
amount
of
income
for
personal
needs.
12
2.
A
copayment
charge
of
five
dollars
shall
be
applicable
13
for
all
covered
services
rendered
in
a
hospital
emergency
14
room
if
the
medical
condition
does
not
result
in
an
inpatient
15
admission
to
the
hospital
at
the
time
of
the
emergency
room
16
visit
or
at
a
subsequent
time.
17
3.
The
eligibility
card
of
any
recipient
of
medical
18
assistance
twenty-one
years
of
age
or
older
shall
include
a
19
statement
regarding
the
copayment
charge
for
office
visits
and
20
emergency
room
visits.
21
4.
Any
Medipass
program
card
shall
include
a
statement
22
informing
the
recipient
that
the
recipient
must
see
the
doctor
23
whose
name
is
printed
on
the
card
or
receive
a
referral
from
24
such
doctor
in
order
to
receive
coverage
for
nonemergent
25
medical
services.
26
EXPLANATION
27
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
to
adopt
28
or
amend
rules
for
the
medical
assistance
program
to
provide
29
for
all
of
the
following:
30
1.
That
a
copayment
charge
shall
not
be
applicable
for
31
a
recipient
of
care
as
an
inpatient
at
a
hospital,
nursing
32
facility,
state
mental
health
institute,
or
other
medical
33
institution
if
the
person
is
required,
as
a
condition
of
34
receiving
services
in
the
hospital,
facility,
or
institution,
35
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to
spend
for
costs
of
necessary
medical
care
all
but
a
1
minimal
amount
of
income
for
personal
needs.
Current
rules
2
provide
that
a
copayment
does
not
apply
to
such
care
in
such
3
facilities,
but
does
not
specify
that
the
copayment
is
only
not
4
applicable
to
care
provided
to
an
individual
as
an
inpatient.
5
2.
A
copayment
charge
of
$5
for
all
covered
services
6
rendered
in
a
hospital
emergency
room
if
the
medical
condition
7
does
not
result
in
an
inpatient
admission
to
the
hospital
at
8
the
time
of
the
emergency
room
visit
or
at
a
subsequent
time.
9
Current
rules
provide
that
copayment
charges
are
not
applicable
10
for
emergency
services.
11
3.
The
eligibility
card
of
any
recipient
of
medical
12
assistance
21
years
of
age
or
older
is
to
include
a
statement
13
of
the
copayment
charge
for
office
visits
and
emergency
room
14
visits.
15
4.
A
Medipass
program
card
is
to
include
a
statement
16
informing
the
recipient
that
the
recipient
must
see
the
doctor
17
whose
name
is
printed
on
the
card
or
receive
a
referral
from
18
such
doctor
in
order
to
receive
coverage
for
nonemergent
19
medical
services.
20
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