HF 2195: Relating to the standardization and equalization of benefits under the Medicaid home and community-based services intellectual disability waiver relative to other waivers

What it does

This bill requires the department of health and human services to standardize and equalize the benefits available under the Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) intellectual disability waiver relative to the HCBS health and disability and the HCBS physical disability waivers to meet the needs of persons with an intellectual disability. The standardization and equalization shall, at a minimum, include eliminating the lifetime maximum cap for home and vehicle modifications under the HCBS intellectual disability waiver and instead establishing an annual maximum cap per waiver member at the same amount as the amount for the HCBS health and disability and HCBS physical disability waivers.

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Mosaic; Nishna Productions Inc.; One Vision; Village Northwest Unlimited

In plain words

1. January 29, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee