Senate
Study
Bill
3001
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
RAGAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
renewal
process
simplification
for
programs
1
under
the
purview
of
the
department
of
human
services.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
PROGRAMS
——
RENEWAL
1
PROCESS
SIMPLIFICATION.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
2
simplify
the
renewal
process
for
programs
under
the
purview
of
3
the
department
by
coordinating
and
aligning
renewal
processes
4
across
multiple
programs
into
a
single,
integrated
renewal
5
process,
synchronizing
eligibility
renewals
across
programs
6
for
individuals
who
are
participating
in
multiple
programs,
7
and
utilizing
information
collected
for
one
program
which
is
8
duplicative
of
information
required
for
other
programs
to
9
complete
eligibility
renewal
for
the
other
programs.
The
10
department
may
consider
expanding
the
online
application
11
for
state
of
Iowa
services
(OASIS)
program
to
provide
for
12
integrated,
online
renewals
or
utilize
prepopulated
renewal
13
forms
or
passive
renewal
processes
to
provide
for
renewal
14
process
simplification.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
to
19
simplify
the
renewal
process
for
programs
under
its
purview
by
20
coordinating
and
aligning
renewal
processes
across
multiple
21
programs
into
a
single,
integrated
renewal,
synchronizing
22
eligibility
renewals
across
programs
for
individuals
who
are
23
participating
in
multiple
programs,
and
utilizing
information
24
collected
for
one
program
which
is
duplicative
of
information
25
required
for
other
programs
to
complete
eligibility
renewal
for
26
the
other
programs.
The
bill
provides
that
DHS
may
consider
27
expanding
the
online
application
for
state
of
Iowa
services
28
(OASIS)
program
to
provide
for
integrated
online
renewals
or
29
utilize
prepopulated
renewal
forms
or
passive
renewal
processes
30
to
provide
for
renewal
process
simplification.
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