Amendment H-8324 to HF 2578
Relating to appropriations for health and human services and veterans and including other related provisions and appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability date provisions
Failed · April 5, 2022Vote: 40 yeas, 55 nays
Filed April 5, 2022 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment increases a specific funding amount by 31.5 million dollars. It also requires the department of human services to change how it pays dental providers in the dental wellness plan to ensure they are paid at a higher rate.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 19, line 34, by striking “1,539,659,031” and inserting “1,571,159,031”
- Page 25, after line 8 by inserting: “___. The department of human services shall adjust reimbursement rates for providers participating in the dental wellness plan to provide reimbursement for services at the percentage of the usual, customary, and reasonable fee or at the percentage of the commercial dental insurance billed charges, whichever is higher, to align dental provider reimbursement rates under the dental wellness plan with reimbursement rates under the healthy and well kids in Iowa program pursuant to chapter 514I, in order to maximize dental provider participation in and member access under the dental wellness plan.”
- By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.