Bill Text: IA SF2158 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to Medicaid program eligibility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-01 - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. S.J. 213. [SF2158 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2158-Introduced.html
Senate File 2158 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY GREENE A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to Medicaid program eligibility. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5621XS (3) 87 pf/rh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. MEDICAID WAIVER REQUEST TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL 1 2 REQUIREMENTS AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID 1 3 COVERAGE. 1 4 1. The department of human services shall request federal 1 5 approval from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services 1 6 of the United States department of health and human services 1 7 for any necessary Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver to 1 8 provide for all of the following: 1 9 a. That, as a condition of eligibility for Medicaid 1 10 coverage, an applicant or recipient who is an adult, meets all 1 11 of the following conditions: 1 12 (1) If the individual is an able=bodied adult, the 1 13 individual shall work, actively seek work, or attend school or 1 14 job training for at least twenty hours per week. 1 15 (2) If the individual has any minor dependents in the 1 16 same household, the individual shall ensure that any minor 1 17 dependents comply with the school attendance policy of the 1 18 school district in which the minor dependent resides. 1 19 (3) The individual shall complete a drug screening 1 20 assessment, and based upon the results of the assessment, 1 21 if the individual is reasonably suspected of using illegal 1 22 drugs, the individual shall agree to participate in testing for 1 23 illegal drugs. 1 24 b. That an individual's Medicaid coverage does not 1 25 commence until 180 days following approval of the individual's 1 26 application for assistance. 1 27 2. The department shall implement any waiver or state plan 1 28 amendment request upon receipt of federal approval and shall 1 29 report receipt of such approval to the chairpersons and ranking 1 30 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on health and 1 31 human services and to the legislative services agency. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 34 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 35 This bill directs the department of human services (DHS) 2 1 to request federal approval from the centers for Medicare and 2 2 Medicaid services of the United States department of health and 2 3 human services for any necessary Medicaid state plan amendment 2 4 or waiver to provide for all of the following: 2 5 That, as a condition of eligibility for Medicaid coverage, 2 6 an applicant or recipient meets all of the following 2 7 conditions: 2 8 If the individual is an able=bodied adult, the individual 2 9 shall work, actively seek work, or attend school or job 2 10 training for at least 20 hours per week. 2 11 If the individual has any minor dependents in the same 2 12 household, the individual shall ensure that any minor 2 13 dependents comply with the school attendance policy of the 2 14 school district in which the minor dependent resides. 2 15 The individual shall complete a drug screening assessment, 2 16 and based upon the results of the assessment, if the individual 2 17 is reasonably suspected of using illegal substances, the 2 18 individual shall agree to participate in testing for illegal 2 19 drugs. 2 20 That an individual's Medicaid coverage does not commence 2 21 until 180 days following approval of the individual's 2 22 application for assistance. 2 23 The bill directs DHS to implement any waiver or state plan 2 24 amendment request upon receipt of federal approval and report 2 25 receipt of such approval to the chairpersons and ranking 2 26 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on health and 2 27 human services and to the legislative services agency. LSB 5621XS (3) 87 pf/rh