Bill Text: IA SF2120 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to Medicaid managed care by requiring the development and use of uniform billing and prior authorization forms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-07 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SF2120 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2120-Introduced.html

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Senate File 2120 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  ZAUN

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to Medicaid managed care by requiring
  2    the development and use of uniform billing and prior
  3    authorization forms.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    TLSB 5911XS (3) 87
    pf/rn

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  1  1    Section 1.  MEDICAID MANAGED CARE == DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF
  1  2 UNIFORM BILLING AND PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FORMS.  The department
  1  3 of human services, in collaboration with the Iowa Medicaid
  1  4 enterprise and the Medicaid managed care organizations under
  1  5 contract with the state, shall develop a uniform billing and
  1  6 prior authorization form to be used by all Medicaid managed
  1  7 care organizations beginning no later than September 1, 2018.
  1  8 The department of human services shall adopt rules pursuant
  1  9 to chapter 17A and shall amend all Medicaid managed care
  1 10 contracts,  as necessary, to administer this section.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate
  1 12 importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 15 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 16    This bill requires the department of human services (DHS),
  1 17 in collaboration with the Iowa Medicaid enterprise and the
  1 18 Medicaid managed care organizations under contract with the
  1 19 state, to develop a uniform billing and prior authorization
  1 20 form to be used by all Medicaid managed care organizations
  1 21 beginning no later than September 1, 2018.  DHS is required to
  1 22 adopt administrative rules and to amend all Medicaid managed
  1 23 care contracts, as necessary, to administer the provision.  The
  1 24 bill takes effect upon enactment.
       LSB 5911XS (3) 87
       pf/rn