Relating to the suspension of Medicaid coverage for an inmate of a public institution

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2019
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2019
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 13, 2019
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 19, 2019
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   Done: Senate committeeApril 4, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 17, 201950–0
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2019
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 3, 2019

HF 423 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 423, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 423 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that Medicaid coverage of an inmate of a public institution shall be suspended, but not terminated, after the first 30 days of commitment, and that the suspension shall continue during the entire period of the inmate’s commitment to the public institution. Prior to changes enacted in 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1165, section 127, the law allowed the suspension to continue only for up to the initial 12 months of an inmate’s period of commitment at which time the inmate’s Medicaid coverage would be terminated.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

House subcommittee

Named February 4, 2019. On February 6, 2019 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Joel Fry R
• Rep. Michael R. Bergan REmail
• Rep. Lisa Heddens D

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