Bill Text: IA SF2147 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to eligibility for the medical assistance for employed people with disabilities program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-09 - Subcommittee, Ragan, Bolkcom, and Whitver. S.J. 228. [SF2147 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF2147-Introduced.html
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BY
HOGG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
eligibility
for
the
medical
assistance
for
1
employed
people
with
disabilities
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
ELIGIBILITY
1
DETERMINATION
FOR
MEDICAID
FOR
EMPLOYED
PEOPLE
WITH
2
DISABILITIES
PROGRAM.
3
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
adopt
rules
4
for
initial
and
continuing
eligibility
for
the
Medicaid
for
5
employed
people
with
disabilities
program
as
follows:
6
a.
The
rules
shall
provide
for
a
disregard
in
the
7
computation
of
unearned
income
due
to
any
increase
in
unearned
8
income
attributable
to
any
social
security
cost-of-living
9
adjustment
increase
of
the
individual
or
member
of
the
10
individual’s
family
whose
unearned
income
is
included
in
the
11
calculation
of
gross
income
eligibility.
12
b.
The
rules
shall
provide
for
continuation
of
transitional
13
Medicaid
coverage
for
a
period
of
twelve
months
for
an
14
individual
whose
coverage
would
otherwise
be
terminated
based
15
on
a
reported
increase
in
earned
income
from
employment
for
16
the
individual
or
member
of
the
individual’s
family
whose
17
earned
income
is
included
in
the
calculation
of
gross
income
18
eligibility.
The
twelve
months
of
transitional
coverage
begin
19
the
day
following
the
day
coverage
would
otherwise
have
been
20
terminated.
21
2.
The
department
shall
amend
the
Medicaid
state
plan
as
22
necessary
to
implement
this
section.
23
EXPLANATION
24
This
bill
includes
provisions
relating
to
the
determination
25
of
eligibility
for
individuals
for
the
Medicaid
for
employed
26
people
with
disabilities
(MEPD)
program.
The
bill
directs
the
27
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
to
adopt
rules
for
initial
28
and
continuing
eligibility
for
the
MEPD
program
as
follows:
29
1.
To
provide
for
a
disregard
in
the
computation
of
unearned
30
income
due
to
any
increase
in
unearned
income
attributable
31
to
any
social
security
cost-of-living
adjustment
increase
of
32
the
individual
or
member
of
the
individual’s
family
whose
33
unearned
income
is
included
in
the
calculation
of
gross
income
34
eligibility.
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2.
To
provide
for
continuation
of
transitional
Medicaid
1
coverage
for
a
period
of
12
months
for
an
individual
whose
2
coverage
would
otherwise
be
terminated
based
on
a
reported
3
increase
in
earned
income
from
employment
for
the
individual
4
or
member
of
the
individual’s
family
whose
earned
income
is
5
included
in
the
calculation
of
gross
income
eligibility.
The
6
12
months
of
transitional
coverage
begin
the
day
following
the
7
day
coverage
would
otherwise
have
been
terminated.
8
The
bill
also
directs
DHS
to
amend
the
Medicaid
state
plan
as
9
necessary
to
implement
the
bill.
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