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Relating to evidence-based maternal and infant home visiting services
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa's health and education departments will work together to find more ways to pay for home visiting services for pregnant women and infants. These services will provide medical, mental health, and educational support to help babies grow up healthy. The state may also study how to use Medicaid funds to make these programs available to more people.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of health and human services to engage in a cross-agency collaboration with the department of education to identify and leverage funding sources and opportunities, including Medicaid, to expand evidence-based home visiting services for women and infants that promote healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes, and healthy infant growth and development. home visiting services approach for the state. Evidence-based home visiting services shall be available to women prenatally, throughout the pregnancy, and postpartum, and shall include mental and physical health, social, educational, and other services and interventions based upon the risk factors and needs identified. The departments may conduct a feasibility study to consider the various options available to increase Medicaid coverage and funding of evidence-based home visiting services, either through a state plan amendment or waiver. The department of health and human services shall seek federal approval of any Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver necessary to administer the bill.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 17, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
5 for · 0 against · 6 undecided · Who →
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- SF 2007 Relating to evidence-based maternal and infant home visiting services89th General Assembly · In committee · very similarCleared committee
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- SF 131 Relating to evidence-based maternal and infant home visiting services91st General Assembly · In committeeVery similar
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