Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2315: A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility for the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities program
Status: In committee, February 24, 2026
An Act relating to eligibility for the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities program.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility for the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities program.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility for the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6851XS (1) ak/ko S.F. 2315 Section 1. Section 249A.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) As allowed under 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII), individuals with disabilities, who are less than sixty-five years of age, who are members of families whose income is less than two hundred fifty three hundred percent of the most recently revised official poverty guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services for the family, who have earned income and who are eligible for mandatory medical assistance or optional medical assistance under this section if earnings are disregarded. As allowed by 42 U.S.C. §1396a(r)(2), unearned income shall also be disregarded in determining whether an individual is eligible for assistance under this subparagraph. For the purposes of determining the amount of an individual's resources under this subparagraph and as allowed by 42 U.S.C. §1396a(r)(2), a maximum of ten thousand dollars of available resources for an individual and twenty-one thousand dollars of available resources for a couple shall be disregarded, and any additional resources held in a retirement account, in a pension account, in a medical savings …
Sponsors
- Dennis Guth (R, 28) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Warme. S.J. 392 .
- : Referred to Appropriations. S.J. 376 .
- : Placed on calendar.
- : Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 334 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2026 8:30AM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Guth, Costello, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 304 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 272 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 334 . (February 19, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: labor and employment, medical assistance, public assistance, disabilities, poverty, health and human services department
Common questions
- What is SF2315?
- SF2315 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility for the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities program.
- What does SF2315 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility for the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities program.
- What is the status of SF2315?
- In committee as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Warme. S.J. 392 . (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2315?
- Dennis Guth (R, 28).
- Where is the official record for SF2315?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2315&ga=91
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