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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 484 mandates Hawki coverage for applied behavior analysis services
Last action · March 10, 2025: Subcommittee: Klimesh, Costello, and Petersen. S.J. 465 .Sponsor: Janet Petersen
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate File 484 requires the addition of to the children's health insurance program and directs the state to seek federal approval through a .
Expands health insurance benefit coverage for children enrolled in the program to include , subject to federal approval.
- The Hawki program provides health care coverage to eligible children in Iowa under the federal Children's Health Insurance Program. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Hawki program enrollees
Children enrolled in the children's health insurance program gain potential access to covered applied behavior analysis services.
Department of Health and Human Services
The department is required to submit a state plan amendment and consult on rule adoption for the new coverage.
Key Facts
- Applied behavior analysis services are added to the list of covered health services under section 514I.5, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 2025.
- The department of health and human services is required to submit a state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- The amendment seeks federal approval to provide coverage for applied behavior analysis services under the children's health insurance program.
- The medical assistance advisory council, in consultation with HHS, is required to adopt rules to include applied behavior analysis services in qualified child health plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 10, 2025SenateSubcommittee: Klimesh, Costello, and Petersen. S.J. 465 .
- Mar 3, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 391 .
Version history
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- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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