Bill Text: IA HF2476 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to reimbursement rates under the Medicaid dental wellness plan for adults.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-13 - Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 252. [HF2476 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2476-Introduced.html
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FILE
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BY
TUREK
and
SIEGRIST
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
reimbursement
rates
under
the
Medicaid
1
dental
wellness
plan
for
adults.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MEDICAID
——
DENTAL
WELLNESS
PLAN
FOR
ADULTS
——
1
REIMBURSEMENT.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
2
shall
require
any
Medicaid
dental
plan
contractor
managing
3
the
provision
of
dental
care
to
Medicaid
members
through
the
4
Medicaid
dental
wellness
plan
for
adults
to
align
reimbursement
5
rates
for
dental
providers
with
the
reimbursement
rates
for
6
dental
providers
under
the
healthy
and
well
kids
in
Iowa
7
(Hawki)
program
under
chapter
514I,
in
order
to
maximize
dental
8
provider
participation
in
and
member
access
to
dental
services
9
under
the
Medicaid
dental
wellness
plan
for
adults.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
dental
services
provided
to
adults
14
under
the
Medicaid
dental
wellness
plan.
The
bill
requires
the
15
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
require
any
Medicaid
16
dental
plan
contractor
for
the
Medicaid
dental
wellness
plan
17
for
adults
to
align
reimbursement
rates
for
dental
providers
18
with
the
reimbursement
rates
for
dental
providers
under
the
19
healthy
and
well
kids
in
Iowa
(Hawki)
program
to
maximize
20
dental
provider
participation
in
and
member
access
to
dental
21
services.
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