Bill Text: IA SSB1157 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to oversight of public assistance programs, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-03-01 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1157 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB1157-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1157
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SEGEBART)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
oversight
of
public
assistance
programs,
and
1
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MEDICAID
PROGRAM
——
ASSET,
INCOME,
AND
IDENTITY
1
VERIFICATION.
By
December
15,
2017,
the
department
of
human
2
services
shall
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
3
regarding
progress
on
contracting
with
a
third-party
vendor
4
to
establish
an
electronic
asset,
income,
and
identity
5
eligibility
verification
system
for
the
purposes
of
determining
6
or
redetermining
the
eligibility
of
an
individual
who
is
an
7
applicant
for
or
recipient
of
medical
assistance
under
the
8
Medicaid
state
plan
on
the
basis
of
being
aged,
blind,
or
9
disabled
in
accordance
with
42
U.S.C.
§1396w.
10
Sec.
2.
PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
——
OVERSIGHT
——
11
DIRECTIVES
TO
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES.
12
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
review
state
13
efforts,
including
pilot
programs
related
to
data
sharing
14
between
states
and
technology-based
solutions
designed
to
curb
15
interstate
dual
participation,
to
address
program
integrity
16
for
public
assistance
programs
including
Medicaid,
the
family
17
investment
program
(FIP),
the
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
18
program
(SNAP),
and
the
child
care
assistance
program.
As
part
19
of
the
review,
the
department
shall
explore
opportunities
to
20
join
existing
pilot
efforts
in
collaboration
with
other
states
21
or
to
develop
a
separate
pilot
effort
in
Iowa.
22
2.
By
December
15,
2017,
the
department
shall
report
to
the
23
governor
and
the
general
assembly
the
process
used
in
reviewing
24
state
efforts
including
pilot
programs,
the
findings
from
the
25
review
including
the
effectiveness
and
return
on
investment
of
26
pilot
programs
and
other
efforts
reviewed,
and
recommendations
27
for
potential
opportunities
to
improve
program
integrity
in
28
Iowa.
29
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
30
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
oversight
of
public
assistance
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programs.
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
1
(DHS)
by
December
15,
2017,
to
report
to
the
governor
and
2
the
general
assembly
regarding
progress
on
contracting
3
with
a
third-party
vendor
to
establish
an
electronic
asset,
4
income,
and
identity
eligibility
verification
system
for
the
5
purposes
of
determining
or
redetermining
the
eligibility
of
6
an
individual
who
is
an
applicant
for
or
recipient
of
medical
7
assistance
under
the
Medicaid
state
plan
on
the
basis
of
being
8
aged,
blind,
or
disabled.
9
The
bill
also
directs
DHS
to
review
state
efforts,
including
10
pilot
programs
related
to
data
sharing
between
states
and
11
technology-based
solutions
designed
to
curb
interstate
12
dual
participation,
to
address
program
integrity
for
public
13
assistance
programs
including
Medicaid,
the
family
investment
14
program
(FIP),
the
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program
15
(SNAP),
and
the
child
care
assistance
program.
As
part
of
16
the
review,
DHS
shall
explore
opportunities
to
join
existing
17
pilot
efforts
in
collaboration
with
other
states
or
to
develop
18
a
separate
pilot
effort
in
Iowa.
The
bill
requires
DHS
by
19
December
15,
2017,
to
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
20
assembly
the
process
used
in
reviewing
state
efforts
including
21
pilot
programs,
the
findings
from
the
review
including
the
22
effectiveness
and
return
on
investment
of
pilot
programs
and
23
other
efforts
reviewed,
and
recommendations
for
potential
24
opportunities
to
improve
program
integrity
in
Iowa.
25
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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