HF 225: Relating to the personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program

What it does

This bill relates to the personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program. The personal needs allowance covers a person’s personal expenses not covered by the medical assistance program. Current law provides that a person who is a resident of a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness, or a psychiatric medical institution for children may retain a personal needs allowance of $50 per month. A resident who has an income of less than $50 dollars per month shall receive a supplement from the state to receive a personal needs allowance of $50 per month.

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: AARP Iowa; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa State Bar Association; Mosaic; Nishna Productions Inc.; Older Iowans Legislature; One Vision; State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Village Northwest Unlimited

In plain words

1. February 6, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee