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House
File
2553
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2553
BY
A.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
pilot
program
in
the
department
of
health
1
and
human
services
to
refurbish
and
recondition
durable
2
medical
equipment
purchased
under
the
medical
assistance
3
program.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
249A.5
Durable
medical
equipment
1
reconditioning
and
refurbishment
——
pilot
program.
2
1.
A
Medicaid
durable
medical
equipment
reconditioning
3
and
refurbishment
pilot
program
is
established
within
the
4
department.
The
department
shall
develop
and
administer
the
5
pilot
program
as
follows:
6
a.
The
department
shall
coordinate
the
pilot
program
7
with
the
local
affiliate
of
a
national
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
8
organization
that
provides
essential
services
to
children
9
and
adults
with
disabilities,
older
adults,
veterans,
and
10
the
families
of
children
and
adults
with
disabilities,
older
11
adults,
and
veterans.
12
b.
The
department
shall
establish
a
process
to
track
each
13
item
of
durable
medical
equipment
purchased
under
the
medical
14
assistance
program
and
provided
to
a
recipient.
The
department
15
shall
institute
an
informational
campaign
that
upon
delivery
16
to
a
recipient
of
an
item
of
durable
medical
equipment,
the
17
recipient
and
the
recipient’s
caregivers
are
clearly
informed
18
that
upon
the
death
of,
or
because
of
a
change
in
the
health
19
status
of,
the
recipient,
the
item
of
durable
medical
equipment
20
is
no
longer
necessary,
and
the
recipient
or
the
recipient’s
21
caregiver
must
contact
the
local
affiliate
of
the
national
22
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
organization
described
in
paragraph
“a”
to
23
schedule
pick
up
of
the
item
of
durable
medical
equipment.
24
c.
After
the
local
affiliate
of
the
national
501(c)(3)
25
nonprofit
organization
described
in
paragraph
“a”
picks
up
26
an
item
of
durable
medical
equipment,
the
local
affiliate
27
shall
arrange
for
the
reconditioning
or
refurbishing
of
the
28
item
of
durable
medical
equipment.
After
reconditioning
or
29
refurbishment,
the
item
of
durable
medical
equipment
shall
be
30
placed
in
the
local
affiliate’s
inventory,
and
shall
be
made
31
available
free
of
charge
to
a
recipient
who
is
in
need
of
the
32
refurbished
or
reconditioned
item
of
durable
medical
equipment.
33
2.
Annually,
on
or
before
October
31,
the
director
of
34
health
and
human
services
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
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assembly
regarding
the
status
of
the
pilot
program
and
must
1
include
the
following
information
for
the
immediately
preceding
2
fiscal
year:
3
a.
The
total
number,
and
type,
of
items
of
durable
medical
4
equipment
purchased
under
the
medical
assistance
program
and
5
provided
to
a
recipient.
6
b.
The
total
number,
and
type,
of
items
of
durable
medical
7
equipment
purchased
under
the
medical
assistance
program,
8
provided
to
a
recipient,
and
picked
up
by
a
local
affiliate
9
of
the
national
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
organization
described
in
10
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
.
11
c.
The
total
number,
and
type,
of
items
of
durable
medical
12
equipment
purchased
under
the
medical
assistance
program,
13
provided
to
a
recipient,
and
refurbished
or
reconditioned
by
a
14
local
affiliate
of
a
national
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
organization
15
described
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
.
16
d.
The
total
number,
and
type,
of
items
of
durable
medical
17
equipment
purchased
under
the
medical
assistance
program,
18
provided
to
a
recipient,
refurbished
or
reconditioned
by
a
19
local
affiliate
of
a
national
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
organization
20
described
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
and
made
available
21
free
of
charge
to
a
recipient
who
is
in
need
of
the
refurbished
22
or
reconditioned
item
of
durable
medical
equipment.
23
e.
The
total
number,
and
type,
of
items
of
refurbished
24
or
reconditioned
durable
medical
equipment
currently
in
the
25
inventory
of
the
local
affiliate
of
a
national
501(c)(3)
26
nonprofit
organization
described
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
27
“a”
.
28
f.
The
aggregate
cost
of
the
pilot
program.
29
3.
This
section
is
repealed
July
1,
2030.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
establishes
a
pilot
program
in
the
department
of
34
health
and
human
services
(HHS)
to
refurbish
and
recondition
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durable
medical
equipment
(DME)
purchased
under
the
medical
1
assistance
program
(program).
2
The
bill
directs
HHS
to
develop
and
administer
the
pilot
3
program
by
coordinating
the
pilot
program
with
the
local
4
affiliate
of
a
national
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
organization
5
that
provides
essential
services
to
children
and
adults
with
6
disabilities,
older
adults,
veterans,
and
the
families
of
7
children
and
adults
with
disabilities,
older
adults,
and
8
veterans
(local
affiliate).
9
HHS
shall
establish
a
process
to
track
each
item
of
DME
10
purchased
under
the
program
and
provided
to
a
recipient
under
11
the
program
(recipient).
The
department
shall
institute
an
12
informational
campaign
that
upon
delivery
to
a
recipient
of
13
an
item
of
DME,
the
recipient
and
the
recipient’s
caregivers
14
are
clearly
informed
that
upon
the
death
of,
or
because
of
a
15
change
in
health
status
of,
the
recipient,
the
item
of
DME
16
is
no
longer
necessary,
and
the
recipient
or
the
recipient’s
17
caregiver
must
contact
the
local
affiliate
to
schedule
pick
18
up
of
the
item
of
DME.
After
the
local
affiliate
picks
up
an
19
item
of
DME,
the
local
affiliate
must
arrange
to
have
the
item
20
of
DME
reconditioned
or
refurbished,
place
it
in
the
local
21
affiliate’s
inventory,
and
make
it
available
free
of
charge
to
22
a
recipient
who
is
in
need
of
the
refurbished
or
reconditioned
23
item
of
DME.
24
Annually,
on
or
before
October
31,
the
director
of
HHS
shall
25
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
regarding
the
status
of
26
the
pilot
program
and
must
include
the
information
detailed
in
27
the
bill
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year.
28
The
pilot
program
is
repealed
July
1,
2030.
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