Iowa Code 514I.1 – Intent of the general assembly
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1. It is the intent of the general assembly to provide health care coverage to eligible children that improves access to preventive, diagnostic, and treatment health services which result in improved health status using in part resources made available from the passage of Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 514I.1
- board: means the entity which adopts rules and establishes policy for, and directs the department regarding, the hawk-i program. See Iowa Code 514I.2
- Department: means the department of human services. See Iowa Code 514I.2
- Health insurance coverage: means health insurance coverage as defined in 42 U. See Iowa Code 514I.2
- program: means the healthy and well kids in Iowa program created in this chapter to provide health insurance coverage to eligible children. See Iowa Code 514I.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. It is the intent of the general assembly that the program be implemented and administered in compliance with Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act. If, as a condition of receiving federal funds for the program, federal law requires implementation and administration of the program in a manner not provided in this chapter, during a period when the general assembly is not in session, the department, with the approval of the hawk-i board, shall proceed to implement and administer those provisions, subject to review by the next regular session of the general assembly.
3. It is the intent of the general assembly, recognizing the importance of outreach to the successful utilization of the program by eligible children, that within the limitations of funding allowed for outreach and administration expenses, the maximum amount possible be used for outreach.
4. It is the intent of the general assembly that the hawk-i program be an integral part of the continuum of health insurance coverage and that the program be developed and implemented in such a manner as to facilitate movement of families between health insurance providers and to facilitate the transition of families to private sector health insurance coverage.
5. It is the intent of the general assembly that if federal reauthorization of the state children’s health insurance program provides sufficient federal allocations to the state and authorization to cover such children as an option under the state children’s health insurance program, the department shall expand coverage under the state children’s health insurance program to cover children with family incomes at or below three hundred percent of the federal poverty level.