House File 2236 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 2236
BY LOHSE
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the provision of Medicaid coverage and
2 services to certain inmates under the Medicaid program.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. MEDICAID WAIVER —— PROVISION OF COVERAGE AND
2 SERVICES TO CERTAIN INMATES. The department of health and
3 human services shall submit a request to the centers for
4 Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department
5 of health and human services for a waiver pursuant to the
6 Medicaid reentry section 1115 demonstration opportunity,
7 created pursuant to section 5032 of the federal Substance
8 Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and
9 Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or SUPPORT for
10 Patients and Communities Act, Pub. L. No. 115-271, to provide
11 coverage and services to facilitate continuity of care and
12 improve care transitions to the community for individuals
13 who are soon to be former inmates of a public institution,
14 as inmate of a public institution is defined in 42 C.F.R.
15 §435.1010, and who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid.
16 EXPLANATION
17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
19 This bill requires the department of health and human
20 services (HHS) to submit a request to the centers for Medicare
21 and Medicaid services of the United States department of
22 health and human services for a waiver pursuant to the federal
23 Medicaid reentry section 1115 demonstration opportunity to
24 provide Medicaid coverage and services to facilitate continuity
25 of care and improve care transitions to the community for
26 individuals who are soon to be former inmates of a public
27 institution, and who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid.
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