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HF425 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program.

A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program.

Technology
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
TUREK
Last action
2025-02-17
Official status
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 336 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program.

A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 336 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

425

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

425

BY

TUREK

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

reimbursement

for

the

repair

of

complex

1

rehabilitation

technology

under

the

Medicaid

program.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

MEDICAID

——

REIMBURSEMENT

FOR

THE

REPAIR

OF

1

COMPLEX

REHABILITATION

TECHNOLOGY.

Under

both

Medicaid

2

managed

care

and

fee-for-service

administration

of

the

3

Medicaid

program,

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

4

shall

not

require

a

prescription

or

prior

authorization

5

for

reimbursement

of

a

provider

for

the

repair

of

complex

6

rehabilitation

equipment,

if

the

complex

rehabilitation

7

technology

was

previously

prescribed

and

reimbursed

under

8

the

Medicaid

program.

For

the

purposes

of

this

section,

9

“complex

rehabilitation

technology”

means

items

classified

10

under

the

Medicare

program

as

durable

medical

equipment

that

11

is

individually

configured

for

individuals

to

meet

their

12

specific

and

unique

medical,

physical,

and

functional

needs

13

and

capacities

for

basic

activities

of

daily

living

and

14

instrumental

activities

of

daily

living

identified

as

medically

15

necessary.

16

EXPLANATION

17

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

18

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

19

This

bill

provides

that

under

both

Medicaid

managed

care

20

and

fee-for-service

administration

of

the

Medicaid

program,

21

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

shall

not

22

require

provision

of

a

prescription

or

prior

authorization

23

for

reimbursement

of

a

provider

for

the

repair

of

complex

24

rehabilitation

equipment,

if

the

complex

rehabilitation

25

technology

was

previously

prescribed

and

reimbursed

under

the

26

Medicaid

program.

The

bill

defines

“complex

rehabilitation

27

technology”

for

the

purposes

of

the

bill.

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