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556
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
556
BY
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
DONAHUE
,
PETERSEN
,
ZIMMER
,
and
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
eligibility
requirements
for
pregnant
women,
1
postpartum
women,
and
infants
under
the
special
supplemental
2
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
and
children.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
PROGRAM
FOR
1
WOMEN,
INFANTS,
AND
CHILDREN
ELIGIBILITY
——
PREGNANCY,
2
POSTPARTUM,
AND
INFANTS.
3
1.
On
or
before
August
1,
2025,
the
department
of
health
and
4
human
services
shall
submit
a
request
to
the
food
and
nutrition
5
service
of
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture
for
6
approval
of
a
waiver
for
purposes
of
the
state
administration
7
of
the
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
8
infants,
and
children,
to
provide
the
following:
9
a.
Continuous
eligibility
during
a
woman’s
pregnancy
for
a
10
pregnant
woman
whose
family
income
is
at
or
below
three
hundred
11
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
for
the
12
household
size.
13
b.
Twelve
months
of
continuous
postpartum
eligibility
for
14
a
postpartum
woman
whose
family
income
is
at
or
below
three
15
hundred
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
for
16
the
household
size.
17
c.
Twelve
months
of
continuous
eligibility
from
the
date
of
18
an
infant’s
birth
for
an
infant
whose
family
income
is
at
or
19
below
three
hundred
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
20
level
for
the
household
size.
21
2.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
22
implement
the
waiver
no
fewer
than
thirty
calendar
days
from
23
the
date
of
receipt
of
federal
approval.
24
3.
If
the
food
and
nutrition
service
of
the
United
States
25
department
of
agriculture
fails
to
approve
the
waiver,
the
26
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
submit
a
report
27
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
31,
2025,
28
containing
the
cost
of
the
department
providing
the
following:
29
a.
Continuous
eligibility
during
a
woman’s
pregnancy
under
30
the
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
31
and
children
for
a
pregnant
woman
whose
family
income
is
at
or
32
below
three
hundred
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
33
level
for
the
household
size.
34
b.
Twelve
months
of
continuous
postpartum
eligibility
under
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the
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
1
and
children
for
a
postpartum
woman
whose
family
income
is
at
2
or
below
three
hundred
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
3
poverty
level
for
the
household
size.
4
c.
Twelve
months
of
continuous
eligibility
from
the
date
5
of
an
infant’s
birth
under
the
special
supplemental
nutrition
6
program
for
women,
infants,
and
children
for
an
infant
whose
7
family
income
is
at
or
below
three
hundred
seventy-five
percent
8
of
the
federal
poverty
level
for
the
household
size.
9
Sec.
2.
SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
PROGRAM
FOR
WOMEN,
10
INFANTS,
AND
CHILDREN
——
STATE-FUNDED
ELIGIBILITY.
The
11
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
expand
12
eligibility
under
the
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
13
for
women
by
providing
the
following:
14
1.
Continuous
eligibility
during
a
woman’s
pregnancy
for
a
15
pregnant
woman
whose
family
income
is
at
or
below
three
hundred
16
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
for
the
17
household
size.
18
2.
Twelve
months
of
continuous
postpartum
eligibility
for
19
a
postpartum
woman
whose
family
income
is
at
or
below
three
20
hundred
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
for
21
the
household
size.
22
3.
Twelve
months
of
continuous
eligibility
from
the
date
of
23
an
infant’s
birth
for
an
infant
whose
family
income
is
at
or
24
below
three
hundred
seventy-five
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
25
level
for
the
household
size.
26
Sec.
3.
CONTINGENT
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
If
the
food
and
27
nutrition
service
of
the
United
States
department
of
28
agriculture
fails
to
approve
the
waiver
to
expand
eligibility
29
for
pregnant
women,
postpartum
women,
and
infants
under
the
30
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
and
31
children,
and
the
general
assembly
appropriates
moneys
to
the
32
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
the
purpose
of
33
expanding
eligibility
for
pregnant
women,
postpartum
women,
and
34
infants
under
the
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
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women,
infants,
and
children,
the
following
takes
effect
on
1
July
1,
2026:
2
The
section
of
this
Act
requiring
the
department
of
3
health
and
human
services
to
provide
expanded
eligibility
4
for
pregnant
women,
postpartum
women,
and
infants
under
the
5
special
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
and
6
children.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
relates
to
eligibility
requirements
for
pregnant
11
women,
postpartum
women,
and
infants
under
the
special
12
supplemental
nutrition
program
for
women,
infants,
and
children
13
(WIC).
14
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
15
services
(HHS)
to
submit
a
request
to
the
food
and
nutrition
16
service
of
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture
(USDA)
17
for
approval
of
a
waiver
to
provide,
for
purposes
of
WIC,
18
continuous
eligibility
during
a
woman’s
pregnancy
for
a
19
pregnant
woman
whose
family
income
does
not
exceed
375
percent
20
of
the
federal
poverty
level
(FPL),
12
months
of
continuous
21
postpartum
eligibility
for
a
postpartum
woman
whose
family
22
income
does
not
exceed
375
percent
of
the
FPL,
and
12
months
23
from
the
date
of
an
infant’s
birth
of
continuous
eligibility
24
for
an
infant
whose
family
income
does
not
exceed
375
percent
25
of
the
FPL.
26
The
bill
requires
HHS
to
implement
the
waiver
not
fewer
than
27
30
calendar
days
from
the
receipt
of
approval
from
the
USDA
28
food
and
nutrition
service.
29
If
the
USDA
food
and
nutrition
service
does
not
approve
the
30
waiver,
HHS
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
31
before
December
31,
2025,
containing
the
cost
of
HHS
providing
32
the
expanded
eligibility
under
WIC
without
the
assistance
of
33
additional
federal
moneys.
34
On
July
1,
2026,
if
the
USDA
fails
to
approve
the
waiver
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to
expand
eligibility
for
pregnant
women,
postpartum
women,
1
and
infants
under
WIC,
and
the
general
assembly
appropriates
2
moneys
for
the
purpose
of
expanding
eligibility
for
pregnant
3
women,
postpartum
women,
and
infants
under
WIC,
HHS
shall
4
provide
continuous
eligibility
during
a
woman’s
pregnancy
for
5
a
pregnant
woman
whose
family
income
that
does
not
exceed
6
375
percent
of
the
FPL,
12
months
of
continuous
postpartum
7
eligibility
for
a
postpartum
woman
whose
family
income
does
not
8
exceed
375
percent
of
the
FPL,
and
12
months
from
the
date
of
an
9
infant’s
birth
of
continuous
eligibility
for
an
infant
whose
10
family
income
does
not
exceed
375
percent
of
the
FPL.
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