Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the suspension of Medicaid coverage for an inmate of a public institution
Sponsored by the Senate Human Resources (companion To Hf 209 By Fry) Committee
Topics:Health careMedicaid
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 28, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 17, 201950–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 19, 2019
- Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2019
- 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 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 months of an inmate’s period of commitment at which time the inmate’s Medicaid coverage would be terminated.