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This bill relates to the personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program. The personal needs allowance covers a person’s personal expenses not covered by the medical assistance program. Current law provides that a person who is a resident of a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness, or a psychiatric medical institution for children may retain a personal needs allowance of $50 per month. A resident who has an income of less than $50 dollars per month shall receive a supplement from the state to receive a personal needs allowance of $50 per month. The bill increases the personal needs allowance to $65 per month and a resident with an income of less than $65 per month shall receive a supplement from the state. The bill provides that beginning July 1, 2026, the department shall annually increase the personal needs allowance by a percentage equal to the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, consumer price index for all urban consumers for the midwest region, all items, or a successor index. The personal needs allowance shall not exceed $100 per month. Beginning January 2027, the department of health and human services shall review the personal needs allowance, in consultation with the long-term care ombudsman, and biennially submit a report relating to the review to the general assembly on or before the second Monday in January.

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Referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 1057. (on 06/16/2025)

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