HF 708: Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for services to individuals who meet the nursing home level of care and are required to register as sex offenders

What it does

This bill requires that no later than January 1, 2024, the department of health and human services shall implement a Medicaid reimbursement rate add-on methodology, including an annual inflation adjustment, for services provided by a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility that designates a secure unit to provide services to individuals who are required to register as sex offenders and meet nursing facility level of care requirements.

Senate subcommittee · named April 19, 2023

• Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Edler (R)

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Broadlawns Medical Center; EveryStep; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Health Care Association; State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

In plain words

1. April 10, 2023Filed in the House
2. April 12, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
3. April 13, 2023Passed the House, 96–3
4. April 18, 2023Sent to the Senate Appropriations committee
5. April 19, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Donahue and Edler
6. April 25, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
7. April 26, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
8. April 26, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
9. May 2, 2023Passed the Senate, 48–0
10. May 3, 2023Passed the House, 93–0
11. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
12. June 1, 2023Signed into law