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IA SF131

A bill for an act relating to evidence-based maternal and infant home visiting services.

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Introduced
01/23/2025
In Committee
01/23/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

This bill requires the department of health and human services to engage in a cross-agency collaboration with the department of education to identify and leverage funding sources and opportunities, including Medicaid, to expand evidence-based home visiting services for women and infants that promote healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes, and healthy infant growth and development. The departments shall involve key stakeholders in designing evidence-based home visiting services for women prenatally, throughout the pregnancy, and postpartum, and shall include mental and physical health, social, educational, and other services and interventions. The departments may conduct a feasibility study to consider options to increase Medicaid coverage and funding of evidence-based home visiting services, either through a state plan amendment or waiver. The department of health and human services shall seek federal approval of any Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver necessary to administer the bill. The department of health and human services shall submit a report to the general assembly by July 1, 2026, with the number of individuals who received evidence-based home visiting services as a result of the funding sources and opportunities identified and leveraged.

AI Summary

This bill requires the departments of health and human services and education to collaborate on expanding evidence-based home visiting services for women and infants. Specifically, the departments will work together to identify and leverage funding sources, including Medicaid, to support home visiting programs that aim to promote healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes, and infant development. The bill mandates involving key stakeholders in designing a comprehensive service approach that coordinates programs, reduces duplication, and meets federal evidence-based criteria. These home visiting services will be available prenatally, throughout pregnancy, and postpartum, covering mental and physical health, social, educational, and other interventions tailored to individual risk factors and needs. The departments may conduct a feasibility study to explore increasing Medicaid coverage for these services through a state plan amendment or waiver, and the department of health and human services will seek federal approval for any necessary Medicaid changes. By July 1, 2026, the department must submit a report to the general assembly detailing the number of individuals who received evidence-based home visiting services as a result of these efforts.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Subcommittee: Klimesh, Costello, and Petersen. S.J. 169. (on 01/30/2025)

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