HF427 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for Medicaid coverage of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs for Medicaid recipients with a permanent physical disability.

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

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A bill for an act providing for Medicaid coverage of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs for Medicaid recipients with a permanent physical disability.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act providing for Medicaid coverage of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs for Medicaid recipients with a permanent physical disability.

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Bill History

2025-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 336 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for Medicaid coverage of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs for Medicaid recipients with a permanent physical disability.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

427

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

427

BY

TUREK

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

providing

for

Medicaid

coverage

of

power

standing

device

1

equipment

on

power

wheelchairs

for

Medicaid

recipients

with

2

a

permanent

physical

disability.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

MEDICAID

——

MANAGED

CARE

ORGANIZATION

COVERAGE

1

OF

POWER

STANDING

DEVICE

EQUIPMENT

ON

POWER

WHEELCHAIRS.

The

2

department

of

health

and

human

services

shall

require

all

3

Medicaid

managed

care

organizations

contracting

with

the

4

department,

upon

the

request

of

a

Medicaid

recipient,

to

5

cover

the

costs

of

power

standing

device

equipment

on

power

6

wheelchairs

as

reasonable

and

medically

necessary

for

the

7

recipient’s

independence,

function,

health,

and

well-being,

8

if

the

Medicaid

recipient

is

determined

by

the

department

to

9

have

a

permanent

physical

disability.

For

the

purposes

of

this

10

section,

“power

standing

device

equipment”

means

a

standing

11

feature

integrated

into

a

wheelchair

base

that

allows

the

user

12

to

obtain

a

standing

position

without

the

need

to

transfer

from

13

the

wheelchair.

14

EXPLANATION

15

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

16

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

17

This

bill

requires

the

department

of

health

and

human

18

services

to

require

all

Medicaid

managed

care

organizations

19

contracting

with

the

department,

upon

the

request

of

a

20

Medicaid

recipient,

to

cover

the

costs

of

power

standing

device

21

equipment

on

power

wheelchairs

as

reasonable

and

medically

22

necessary

for

the

recipient’s

independence,

function,

health,

23

and

well-being,

if

the

Medicaid

recipient

has

a

permanent

24

physical

disability.

The

bill

defines

“power

standing

device

25

equipment”

for

the

purposes

of

the

bill.

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