Bill Text: IA HSB237 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for providing for eligibility and identity verification procedures for certain state programs and services and including implementation provisions.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-16 - 11:00AM; House Lounge Appropriations. [HSB237 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB237-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
237
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SODERBERG)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
eligibility
and
identity
verification
1
procedures
for
certain
state
programs
and
services
and
2
including
implementation
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
ELIGIBILITY
VERIFICATION
——
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
2
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
96.55
Eligibility
verification
3
procedures.
4
1.
The
department
shall
establish
procedures
to
accurately
5
verify
the
eligibility
to
receive
benefits
of
each
individual
6
filing
a
claim
for
benefits
in
order
to
prevent
payment
of
7
fraudulent
or
erroneous
benefits.
The
procedures
shall
include
8
but
not
be
limited
to
the
following
components:
9
a.
A
requirement
that
each
individual
filing
a
claim
for
10
benefits
provide
correct
answers
to
randomized
questions
11
relating
to
the
individual’s
identity.
12
b.
A
process
to
prevent
an
individual
from
filing
a
claim
13
for
benefits
using
an
internet
service
provider
that
is
not
14
located
in
the
United
States.
15
c.
A
process
to
prevent
an
individual
who
is
ineligible
16
for
benefits
due
to
the
individual’s
incarceration
in
a
17
jail,
prison,
or
other
correctional
institution
or
facility
18
from
filing
a
claim
for
benefits
or
receiving
benefits.
The
19
department
shall
coordinate
the
administration
of
this
process
20
with
the
department
of
corrections
and
federal,
state,
and
21
local
law
enforcement
agencies.
The
department
of
corrections
22
and
state
and
local
law
enforcement
agencies
shall
cooperate
23
with
the
department
in
the
administration
of
this
process.
24
2.
The
department
may
utilize
one
or
more
requests
for
25
proposals
to
administer
this
section.
The
department
may
enter
26
into
agreements
pursuant
to
chapter
28E
to
administer
this
27
section.
The
department
shall
utilize
existing
information
28
technology
resources
of
state
and
local
government
to
29
administer
this
section
where
practicable.
30
Sec.
2.
IMPLEMENTATION
——
REPORT.
The
department
of
31
workforce
development
shall
implement
the
procedures
required
32
by
this
division
of
this
Act
no
later
than
June
30,
2016.
The
33
department
shall
submit
a
report
on
the
department’s
progress
34
in
implementing
the
procedures
required
by
this
division
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of
this
Act
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2015.
1
The
report
shall
include
any
statutory
changes
necessary
to
2
facilitate
the
implementation
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
3
DIVISION
II
4
IDENTITY
VERIFICATION
——
INCOME
TAXES
5
Sec.
3.
Section
421.17,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
35.
a.
To
establish
procedures
to
8
accurately
verify
the
identity
of
taxpayers
who
file
income
tax
9
returns
in
order
to
prevent
issuance
of
fraudulent
or
erroneous
10
refunds.
Such
procedures
may
include
but
need
not
be
limited
11
to
identity
verification
requests
made
to
persons
outside
12
the
department
such
as
local,
state,
and
federal
agencies,
13
or
private
third-party
service
providers,
and
identity
14
confirmation
questionnaires
or
inquiries
made
to
taxpayers.
15
The
confidentiality
provisions
of
sections
422.20
and
422.72
do
16
not
apply
to
information
provided
by
the
department
to
outside
17
persons
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
18
b.
The
director
shall
establish
procedures
to
prevent
income
19
tax
returns
from
being
filed
using
an
internet
service
provider
20
that
is
not
located
in
the
United
States.
21
c.
The
director
may
utilize
one
or
more
requests
for
22
proposals
to
administer
this
subsection.
The
director
shall
23
utilize
existing
information
technology
resources
of
state
24
and
local
government
to
administer
this
subsection
where
25
practicable.
26
Sec.
4.
IMPLEMENTATION
——
REPORT.
The
director
of
revenue
27
shall
implement
the
procedures
required
by
this
division
of
28
this
Act
no
later
than
January
1,
2016.
The
director
shall
29
submit
a
report
on
the
director’s
progress
in
implementing
the
30
procedures
required
by
this
division
of
this
Act
to
the
general
31
assembly
by
October
3,
2016.
The
report
shall
include
any
32
statutory
changes
necessary
to
facilitate
the
implementation
33
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
34
DIVISION
III
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ELIGIBILITY
VERIFICATION
——
MEDICAID
1
Sec.
5.
MEDICAID
PROGRAM
——
ELIGIBILITY
VERIFICATION
2
SYSTEM.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
ensure
during
3
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
that
the
department’s
4
Medicaid
program
eligibility
system,
the
eligibility
integrated
5
application
solution
(ELIAS),
is
capable
of
accurately
6
verifying
the
identity
of
individuals
for
the
purposes
of
7
initial
eligibility
and
redetermination
of
eligibility
for
8
the
Medicaid
program.
Until
such
time
as
ELIAS
is
capable
9
of
such
verification,
however,
the
department
shall
issue
a
10
request
for
proposals
to
contract
with
a
third-party
vendor
to
11
provide
this
function.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
12
on
the
department’s
progress
in
implementing
this
section
to
13
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2015.
The
report
shall
14
include
any
statutory
changes
necessary
to
facilitate
the
15
implementation
of
this
section.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
DIVISION
I
——
ELIGIBILITY
VERIFICATION
——
UNEMPLOYMENT
20
INSURANCE.
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
workforce
21
development
to
establish
procedures
no
later
than
June
22
30,
2016,
to
accurately
verify
the
eligibility
to
receive
23
unemployment
insurance
benefits
of
each
individual
filing
a
24
claim
for
benefits
in
order
to
prevent
payment
of
fraudulent
25
or
erroneous
benefits.
26
The
procedures
must
include
but
are
not
limited
to
a
27
requirement
that
each
individual
filing
a
claim
for
benefits
28
provide
correct
answers
to
randomized
questions
relating
to
the
29
individual’s
identity.
The
procedures
must
include
a
process
30
to
prevent
an
individual
from
filing
a
claim
for
benefits
31
using
an
internet
service
provider
that
is
not
located
in
32
the
United
States.
The
procedures
must
include
a
process
to
33
prevent
an
individual
who
is
ineligible
for
benefits
due
to
34
the
individual’s
incarceration
in
a
jail,
prison,
or
other
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correctional
institution
or
facility
from
filing
a
claim
for
1
benefits
or
receiving
benefits.
2
The
bill
permits
the
department
to
utilize
one
or
more
3
requests
for
proposals
or
enter
into
agreements
pursuant
to
4
Code
chapter
28E
relating
to
the
joint
exercise
of
governmental
5
powers
to
administer
the
bill.
The
bill
requires
the
6
department
to
utilize
existing
information
technology
resources
7
of
state
and
local
government
to
administer
the
bill
where
8
practicable.
9
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
submit
a
report
on
the
10
department’s
progress
in
implementing
the
procedures
required
11
by
the
bill
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2015.
12
The
report
must
include
any
statutory
changes
necessary
to
13
facilitate
implementation
of
the
bill.
14
DIVISION
II
——
IDENTITY
VERIFICATION
——
INCOME
TAXES.
The
15
bill
requires
the
director
of
revenue
(director)
to
establish
16
procedures
no
later
than
January
1,
2016,
to
accurately
verify
17
the
identity
of
taxpayers
who
file
income
tax
returns
in
order
18
to
prevent
issuance
of
fraudulent
or
erroneous
refunds.
Such
19
procedures
may
include
identity
verification
requests
made
20
to
outside
persons
and
identity
confirmation
questionnaires
21
or
inquiries
made
to
taxpayers.
Code
provisions
relating
22
to
confidentiality
of
taxpayer
information
do
not
apply
to
23
information
provided
by
the
department
of
revenue
to
persons
24
outside
the
department
for
purposes
of
identity
verification.
25
The
bill
also
requires
the
director
to
establish
procedures
to
26
prevent
income
tax
returns
from
being
filed
using
an
internet
27
service
provider
that
is
not
located
in
the
United
States.
28
The
bill
permits
the
director
to
utilize
one
or
more
requests
29
for
proposals
to
administer
the
bill
and
requires
the
director
30
to
utilize
existing
information
technology
resources
of
state
31
and
local
government
to
administer
the
bill
where
practicable.
32
The
bill
requires
the
director
to
submit
a
report
on
the
33
director’s
progress
in
implementing
the
procedures
required
34
by
the
bill
to
the
general
assembly
by
October
3,
2016.
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The
report
must
include
any
statutory
changes
necessary
to
1
facilitate
implementation
of
the
bill.
2
DIVISION
III
——
ELIGIBILITY
VERIFICATION
——
MEDICAID.
3
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
to
4
ensure
during
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
that
the
5
Medicaid
program
eligibility
system,
the
eligibility
integrated
6
application
solution
(ELIAS),
is
capable
of
accurately
7
verifying
the
identity
of
individuals
for
the
purposes
of
8
initial
eligibility
and
redetermination
of
eligibility
for
the
9
Medicaid
program.
Until
such
time
as
ELIAS
is
capable
of
such
10
verification,
however,
DHS
is
directed
to
issue
a
request
for
11
proposals
to
contract
with
a
third-party
vendor
to
provide
12
this
function.
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
submit
a
13
report
on
the
department’s
progress
in
implementing
the
bill
14
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2015.
The
report
must
15
include
any
statutory
changes
necessary
to
facilitate
the
16
implementation
of
the
bill.
17
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