Bill Text: IA SF2005 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the Medicaid extended postpartum coverage option.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-18 - Subcommittee: Costello, Garrett, and Ragan. S.J. 110. [SF2005 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2005-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2005
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2005
BY
PETERSEN
,
RAGAN
,
MATHIS
,
BOULTON
,
LYKAM
,
JOCHUM
,
CELSI
,
J.
SMITH
,
KINNEY
,
DOTZLER
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
GIDDENS
,
QUIRMBACH
,
BOLKCOM
,
WAHLS
,
and
HOGG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
Medicaid
extended
postpartum
coverage
1
option.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MEDICAID
EXTENDED
POSTPARTUM
COVERAGE
1
OPTION.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
submit
a
2
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
3
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
4
human
services
for
approval
of
the
option
to
provide
twelve
5
months
of
continuous
postpartum
coverage
under
the
Medicaid
6
program
to
pregnant
women
enrolled
in
the
Medicaid
program
in
7
accordance
with
section
1902(e)(16)
of
the
Social
Security
Act
8
beginning
April
1,
2022.
9
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
10
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Under
current
federal
law,
pregnant
Medicaid
beneficiaries
15
are
eligible
for
at
least
pregnancy-related
services
through
16
the
end
of
the
month
in
which
the
60-day
period
beginning
on
17
the
last
day
of
the
pregnancy
ends.
18
The
provision
of
the
federal
American
Rescue
Plan
of
2021
19
(H.R.
1319)
enacting
section
1902(e)(16)
of
the
Social
Security
20
Act
provides
the
option
to
states
to
submit
a
state
plan
21
amendment
to
provide
postpartum
Medicaid
coverage
for
12
months
22
after
the
end
of
a
pregnancy.
23
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
24
to
submit
a
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
to
the
centers
for
25
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
26
of
health
and
human
services
for
approval
of
the
new
option
to
27
provide
12
months
of
continuous
postpartum
coverage
under
the
28
Medicaid
program
to
pregnant
women
enrolled
in
the
Medicaid
29
program,
beginning
April
1,
2022.
30
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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