Bill Text: IA SF2251 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to eligibility for pregnant women and infants under the Medicaid program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3140.) Effective date: 01/01/2025.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-08 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 962. [SF2251 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2251-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
PREGNANT
WOMEN
AND
INFANTS
UNDER
THE
MEDICAID
PROGRAM,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
249A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
h
and
l,
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
h.
Is
a
woman
who,
while
pregnant,
meets
eligibility
requirements
for
assistance
under
the
federal
Social
Security
Act,
section
1902(l),
and
continues
to
meet
the
requirements
except
for
income.
The
woman
is
eligible
to
receive
assistance
until
sixty
days
twelve
months
after
the
date
pregnancy
ends.
l.
(1)
Is
an
infant
whose
family
income
is
not
more
than
two
hundred
fifteen
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
as
defined
by
the
most
recently
revised
income
guidelines
published
by
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
(2)
Is
a
pregnant
woman
or
infant
whose
family
income
while
pregnant
is
at
or
below
three
two
hundred
fifteen
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
as
defined
by
the
most
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
published
by
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services,
if
otherwise
eligible.
Sec.
2.
MEDICAID
——
PREGNANT
WOMEN
——
CONTINUOUS
POSTPARTUM
COVERAGE
——
STATE
PLAN
AMENDMENTS.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
submit
a
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
Senate
File
2251,
p.
2
States
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
approval
in
accordance
with
sections
9812
and
9822
of
the
federal
American
Rescue
Plan
Act
of
2021,
Pub.
L.
No.
117-2,
as
amended
by
section
5113
of
the
federal
Consolidated
Appropriations
Act
of
2023,
to
provide
twelve
months
of
continuous
postpartum
eligibility
under
the
Medicaid
program
to
a
pregnant
woman
whose
family
income
while
pregnant
is
at
or
below
two
hundred
fifteen
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
for
the
household
size,
beginning
January
1,
2025.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
also
submit
a
children’s
health
insurance
program
state
plan
amendment
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
update
infant
eligibility
consistent
with
the
provisions
of
this
Act,
beginning
January
1,
2025.
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment:
The
section
of
this
Act
directing
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
submit
state
plan
amendments
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
takes
effect
January
1,
2025:
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
249A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
“h”
and
“l”.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2251,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
