Relating to the elimination of certain required reports by and duties of the department of health and human services, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

This bill makes changes to the reporting requirements for the department of health and human services (HHS).16A(2)(b) relating to vendors participating in federal nutrition program egg sales, by eliminating the requirement that HHS regularly report the status of any request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver or other exception from regulations as deemed feasible by HHS to the legislative services agency.181(4) by striking the subsection which requires HHS to submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly no later than January 1, based on the immediately preceding fiscal year, relating to the board-certified behavior analyst and board-certified assistant behavior analyst grants program and fund, including the number of applications received, the number of applications approved and the total amount of funding awarded in grants, the cost of administering the program, and recommendations for any changes to the program. 26(5) relating to meningococcal disease vaccination information for postsecondary students. The bill retains the portion of the subsection requiring HHS to adopt administrative rules to administer the Code section, but eliminates the requirement that HHS review the requirements of the Code section at least every five years and submit recommendations for modification or continuation of the section based on new information about the disease or vaccination against the disease in a report to the general assembly no later than January 15, 2010, with subsequent reports developed and submitted by January 15 at least every fifth year thereafter.22 (publicly available reportable information) itemized departmental expenditures concerning each program under the department’s administration and adequate and complete statistical reports for the state as a whole concerning all payments made under the department’s administration.22, that requires HHS to make reportable information and data publicly available through modernized, interactive displays found on the HHS internet site. The information and data within the interactive display shall be downloadable and contain the date and time of the download.21 as enacted in the bill, and requires annual reporting no later than October 1.4(3)(h), relating to the state office of public guardian, by amending the paragraph to still require that the state office maintain statistical data on the local offices including various methods of funding, the types of services provided, and the demographics of the wards and clients, but eliminating the requirement that this data be reported to the general assembly annually regarding the local offices and recommending any appropriate legislative action.22 as enacted in the bill and requires that reportable information and data be publicly available on the HHS internet site.23(2) by striking the subsection which requires HHS to issue an annual report relating to the child abuse registry including its administrative operation, information as to the number of requests for child abuse data, the proportion of requests attributable to each type of authorized access, the frequency and nature of irregularities, and other pertinent matters.22 as enacted in the bill.13(2) by striking the subsection which requires the dependent adult abuse registry to issue an annual report on its administrative operation, including information on the number of requests for dependent adult abuse data, the proportion of requests attributable to each type of authorized access, the frequency and nature of irregularities, and other pertinent matters.22 as enacted in the bill.4(1), relating to the duties of the director of HHS, to eliminate the requirement that in determining the greatest amount, duration, and scope of assistance and the broadest range of eligible individuals to whom assistance may be provided under the Medicaid chapter within available funds, the director be required to evaluate the scope of the current program at least every six months, project the probable cost of continuing a like program, compare the probable cost with the remaining balance of the state appropriation for the current appropriation period, and report to the general assembly through the legislative council or in another manner as the general assembly may by resolution direct.24(4), by striking the subsection that requires the Iowa medical assistance drug utilization review commission to submit an annual review of the drugs on the HHS’s prior authorization list to HHS and the members of the general assembly’s joint appropriations subcommittee on health and human services.17 (annual donation and compliance report). The Code section requires HHS, in conjunction with any statewide organ procurement organization in Iowa, to prepare and submit a report to the general assembly on or before January 1 each year regarding organ donation rates and voluntary compliance efforts with hospital organ and tissue donation protocols by physicians, hospitals, and other health systems organizations, and specified the information to be included in the report. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to reports due on or after January 1, 2024.