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Relating to the hearing aids and audiologic services funding program, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Human Resources Committee
Topics:State budgetHealth care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2568
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2568 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2568 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Iowa Department of Public Health would manage the hearing aids and audio services program itself instead of hiring an outside company to do it. This change means the department will handle everything from checking applications to paying providers. Additionally, any leftover money meant for children's hearing services will stay available for one extra year instead of being returned to the state.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the hearing aids and audio logic services funding program. The bill is divided into two divisions. The first division of the bill prohibits the Iowa department of public health (department) from entering into a contract with a third party to administer the hearing aids and audiologic services funding program (program). The department shall adopt rules to administer the program within the department, including but not limited to the administration of the application process, the determination of applicants’ eligibility, the enrollment of eligible applicants into the program, the maintenance of the program waitlist, and the reimbursement of providers. The second division of the bill provides that the $156,000 appropriated for fiscal year 2021-2022 to be used to provide audiological services and hearing aids for children that remains unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. The amount of money that does not revert shall be reported annually by the department to the general assembly. This division of the bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named March 7, 2022. On March 15, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Lobbying
14 for · 4 against · 9 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 399 Relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids for covered persons age eighteen an…88th General Assembly · In committee · very similarCleared committee
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