Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF607: A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid program
Status: In committee, February 26, 2025
An Act relating to eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid program.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid program.
From the introduced text, February 26, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2172YH (2) lh/ko H.F. Section 1. Section 249A.3, subsection 1, paragraph l, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: l. (1) Is an infant whose family income is not more than two three hundred fifteen seventy-five percent of the federal poverty level, as defined by the most recently revised income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services. (2) Is a pregnant woman whose family income while pregnant is at or below two three hundred fifteen seventy-five percent of the federal poverty level, as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services, if otherwise eligible. Sec. 2. MEDICAID ---- PREGNANT WOMEN ---- CONTINUOUS POSTPARTUM COVERAGE ---- STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS. The department of health and human services shall submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for approval in accordance with sections 9812 and 9822 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2, as amended by section 5113 of the federal Consolidated Appropriations …
Sponsors
- Jennifer Konfrst (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Rob Johnson (D, 34)
- Mary Madison (D, 31)
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35)
- Ken Croken (D, 97)
- Bob Kressig (D, 75)
- Adam Zabner (D, 90)
- Elizabeth Wilson (D, 73)
- Austin Baeth (D, 36)
- Jr, Amos
- Monica Kurth (D, 98)
- Timi Brown-Powers (D, 61)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 438 .
Subjects: medical assistance, public assistance, medical care, postpartum care, newborn children, children
Common questions
- What is HF607?
- HF607 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid program.
- What does HF607 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid program.
- What is the status of HF607?
- In committee as of February 26, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 438 . (February 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF607?
- Jennifer Konfrst (D, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF607?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0607&ga=91
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