Remove from the covered nonprescription drugs Proton Pump Inhibitors as duplicate of the payable and less costly.

Adjust the premium scale for persons covered under Iowa's Medicaid for Employed People with Disabilities (MEPD) program.

Identifies inflation methodology for nursing facility rate setting effective July 1, 2009.

This request modifies the nursing facility rate setting for implementation of a nursing facility provider tax (quality assurance assessment fee).

Revise methodology for nursing facility accountability measures and rate setting.

This request increases the amount of funding in the Iowa state-owned teaching hospital disproportionate share fund. This also changes the GMS/DSH fund apportionnent claim sent.

Indentifies inflation methodology for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR) rate setting effective July 1, 2009.

Request is being made in accordance to changes to the LTC Partnership Program as directed by the DRA of 2005 and 2009 IA HF 723. Bill directs the IA DHS to amend the Medical Assistance state plan to provide that an asset disregard equal to the amount of the insurance benefits paid to or on behalf of the individual who purchase.

Iowa is implementing presumptive eligibility for children. The initial estimate assumes 1,176 children will become eligible because of presumptive eligibility by the end of FFY 2010, and 2,446 children will become eligible by the end of FFY 2011.

Removes the five year bar to Medicaid eligibility for children under age 21 as authorized in Section 214 of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.