Bill Text: IA HF2309 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries receiving the Medicare hospice benefit in a nursing facility. (Formerly HF 2156.) Effective 7-1-18.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-28 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 700. [HF2309 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF2309-Enrolled.html

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House File 2309 - Enrolled




                              HOUSE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
                                  RESOURCES

                              (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2156)
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                                        House File 2309

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR DUALLY ELIGIBLE MEDICARE
    AND MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING THE MEDICARE HOSPICE
    BENEFIT IN A NURSING FACILITY.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  DUALLY ELIGIBLE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
 BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING HOSPICE BENEFIT IN A NURSING FACILITY
 ==== OPTIONS FOR ELIMINATION OF PASS=THROUGH PAYMENT.  The
 department of human services, after consulting with affected
 providers and stakeholders, shall pursue options for the
 payment of the nursing facility room and board expenses for
 a dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid member receiving the
 Medicare hospice benefit, to allow Medicaid managed care
 organizations and the department's fee=for=service Medicaid
 payment system to reimburse the nursing facility directly
 for the room and board expenses rather than indirectly as
 a pass=through payment from the hospice services provider.
 The department of human services shall report all options
 identified to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
 appropriations subcommittee on health and human services, the
 legislative services agency, and the legislative caucus staffs
 on or before October 1, 2018.


                                                                                            LINDA UPMEYER


                                                                                            CHARLES SCHNEIDE


                                                                                            CARMINE BOAL


                                                                                            KIM REYNOLDS

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