Bill Text: IA SF2252 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3114.) Effective date: 04/10/2024. Applicability date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 809. [SF2252 Detail]
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
MORE
OPTIONS
FOR
MATERNAL
SUPPORT
PROGRAM,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
217.41C,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
217.41C
More
options
for
maternal
support
program.
1.
a.
The
department
shall
create
the
more
options
for
maternal
support
program,
a
statewide
program
to
promote
healthy
pregnancies
and
childbirth
through
nonprofit
organizations
that
provide
pregnancy
support
services.
b.
The
more
options
for
maternal
support
program
is
designed
to
do
all
of
the
following:
(1)
Provide
an
approach
and
personalized
support
to
pregnant
women
to
provide
stabilization
to
families.
(2)
Promote
improved
pregnancy
outcomes,
including
reducing
abortions,
by
helping
women
practice
sound
health-related
behaviors
and
improve
prenatal
nutrition.
Senate
File
2252,
p.
2
(3)
Improve
child
health
and
development
by
helping
parents
provide
responsible
and
competent
care
for
their
children.
(4)
Improve
family
economic
self-sufficiency
by
linking
parents
to
services
that
address
individual
economic
and
social
needs.
c.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
,
“pregnancy
support
services”
:
(1)
“Pregnancy
support
services”
means
those
nonmedical
services
that
promote
childbirth
by
providing
information,
counseling,
and
support
services
that
assist
pregnant
women
or
women
who
believe
they
may
be
pregnant
to
choose
childbirth
and
to
make
informed
decisions
regarding
the
choice
of
adoption
or
parenting
with
respect
to
their
children.
(2)
“Provider
of
pregnancy
support
services”
or
“provider”
means
a
nonprofit
organization
that
provides
pregnancy
support
services
under
contract
with
the
program
administrator
or
the
department.
2.
The
program
may
provide
and
support
all
of
the
following
pregnancy
support
services:
a.
Nutritional
services
and
education.
b.
Housing,
education,
and
employment
assistance
during
pregnancy
and
up
to
one
year
following
a
birth.
c.
Adoption
education,
planning,
and
services.
d.
Child
care
assistance
if
necessary
for
a
pregnant
woman
to
receive
pregnancy
support
services.
e.
Parenting
education
and
support
services
for
up
to
one
year
following
a
child’s
birth.
f.
Material
items
which
are
supportive
of
pregnancy
and
childbirth
including
but
not
limited
to
cribs,
car
seats,
clothing,
diapers,
formula,
or
other
safety
devices.
g.
Information
regarding
health
care
benefits,
including
but
not
limited
to
available
Medicaid
coverage
for
pregnancy
care
and
health
care
coverage
for
a
child
following
birth.
h.
A
call
center
for
information
or
to
schedule
appointments.
i.
Medical
information
and
referrals
for
medical
care,
including
but
not
limited
to
pregnancy
tests,
sexually
transmitted
infection
tests,
other
health
screenings,
ultrasound
services,
prenatal
care,
and
birth
classes
and
Senate
File
2252,
p.
3
planning.
j.
Counseling,
mentoring,
educational
information,
and
classes
relating
to
pregnancy,
parenting,
adoption,
life
skills,
and
employment
readiness.
3.
The
department
shall
may
administer
the
program
directly
through
providers
of
pregnancy
support
services
or
may
issue
a
request
for
proposals
to
select
a
program
administrator
for
the
program.
A
If
the
department
issues
a
request
for
proposals
and
selects
a
program
administrator,
the
program
administrator
shall
meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
a.
Be
a
nonprofit
entity
incorporated
in
this
state
with
a
tax-exempt
status
pursuant
to
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
b.
Have
Create
and
maintain,
and
have
systems
and
processes
in
place
that
have
been
used
for
at
least
three
years
to
successfully
manage
,
a
statewide
network
of
subcontractors
providing
providers
of
pregnancy
support
services.
c.
Have
a
commitment
to
promoting
healthy
pregnancies
and
childbirth
instead
of
abortion
as
a
fundamental
part
of
the
program
administrator’s
mission.
d.
Create
and
maintain
a
network
of
subcontractors
to
provide
pregnancy
support
services.
e.
d.
Maintain
records
for
each
subcontractor
provider
of
pregnancy
support
services
.
f.
e.
Monitor
compliance
with
the
terms
and
conditions
of
a
subcontractor
contract
with
a
provider
of
pregnancy
support
services
.
4.
A
subcontractor
providing
provider
of
pregnancy
support
services
under
the
program
shall
meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
a.
Be
a
nonprofit
organization
incorporated
in
this
state
with
a
tax-exempt
status
pursuant
to
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
b.
Have
a
minimum
of
one
year
of
operational
experience
in
either
providing
core
pregnancy
support
services
or
managing
a
network
of
providers
of
pregnancy
support
services
as
a
subcontractor
.
c.
Have
a
primary
mission
of
promoting
healthy
pregnancies
and
childbirth
instead
of
abortion.
Senate
File
2252,
p.
4
d.
Have
a
system
of
financial
accountability
consistent
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles,
including
an
annual
budget.
e.
Have
a
board
that
hires
and
supervises
a
director
who
manages
the
organization’s
operations.
f.
Offer,
at
a
minimum,
counseling
or
services
for
women
who
are
or
may
be
experiencing
unplanned
pregnancies.
g.
Provide
confidential
and
free
pregnancy
support
services
and
other
program
services.
h.
Provide
each
pregnant
woman
with
accurate
information
on
the
developmental
characteristics
of
unborn
children
and
babies.
i.
Ensure
that
program
funds
are
not
used
to
provide
or
refer
pregnant
women
for
terminations
of
pregnancy,
or
to
encourage
or
affirmatively
counsel
a
pregnant
woman
to
terminate
a
pregnancy
unless
the
pregnant
woman’s
attending
physician
confirms
the
termination
of
pregnancy
is
medically
necessary
to
prevent
the
pregnant
woman’s
death.
j.
Maintain
confidentiality
of
all
data,
files,
and
records
related
to
the
program
pregnancy
support
services
provided
to
persons
accessing
program
the
pregnancy
support
services
through
the
program
in
compliance
with
state
and
federal
laws.
5.
The
department
shall
publish
the
program
administrator
and
subcontractor
criteria
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
6.
5.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
the
program
,
and
.
If
the
department
selects
a
program
administrator
through
a
request
for
proposals
process,
the
department
shall
provide
technical
assistance
to
the
program
administrator,
monitor
the
program
administrator
for
adherence
to
state
and
federal
requirements,
and
collect
and
maintain
program
data.
7.
6.
Beginning
October
1,
2023
2024
,
and
on
or
before
October
1
annually
thereafter,
the
department
shall
submit
to
the
general
assembly
the
following
program
information
relative
to
the
prior
fiscal
year:
a.
The
total
number
of
subcontractors
providers
of
pregnancy
support
services
by
geographical
region
and
the
total
number
of
unduplicated
clients
served
by
each
subcontractor
provider
by
gender
and
age.
Senate
File
2252,
p.
5
b.
A
description
of
outreach
efforts
by
the
an
administrator,
subcontractors
providers
of
pregnancy
support
services
,
and
the
department.
c.
Total
program
expenditures.
d.
The
amounts
attributable
to
the
any
program
administrator
contract
and
to
each
contract
with
the
subcontractors
a
provider
of
pregnancy
support
services
.
e.
The
outcomes
based
on
outcome
measures
included
in
the
contracts
with
the
any
program
administrator
and
each
subcontractor
provider
of
pregnancy
support
services
.
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
Sec.
3.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
retroactively
to
July
1,
2022.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2252,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
