SF 2303: Relating to the personal needs allowance for residents of certain facilities under the Medicaid program, and providing an appropriation

What it does

This bill provides for an increase, from $50 to $85, in the personal needs allowance under Medicaid retained by a person who is a resident of a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability, or an intermediate care facility for persons with mental illness, or a person who is a resident of a psychiatric medical institution for children. A resident who has income of less than $85 per month shall receive a supplement from the state as necessary to receive a personal needs allowance of $85. The bill provides for an annual appropriation from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services an amount sufficient to provide the supplementation specified in the bill.

Senate subcommittee · named February 15, 2024

• Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
• Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Imagine the Possibilities; Mosaic; Nishna Productions Inc.; One Vision; State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Village Northwest Unlimited

In plain words

1. February 12, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. February 15, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Rowley and Trone Garriott