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Iowa Primary Care Association

Makes changes related to the practice of pharmacy, including standards of care, pharmacist standards of care, pharmacist disciplinary matters, telepharmacy licenses, therapeutic substitutions, and allows the board of pharmacy to a demonstration project of innovative pharmacy applications.  

Prohibits health insurance providers from limiting prescription drug coverage for certain individuals.

Creates a non-refundable ARNP preceptor income tax credit equal to $500 for each 100-hour clinical preceptorship, up to $2,000 per year.

Appropriates $1 million to the double up food bucks program.

Allows non-profit hospitals to apply for a sales tax refund for certain construction projects.

 

Enhances regulations governing pharmacy benefit managers.

Increases renewal notice requirement for personal lines insurance policies from 30 days to 60 days.

Appropriates $300,000 for radon awareness, education, and outreach.

Appropriates funding to implement an plan to reduce the obesity rate. 

Increases penalties for an assault against people in certain occupations.

Prohibits a city or county from providing a guaranteed income program unless authorized by state law.

Appropriates $10 million for refugee support services.

Increases the cigarette tax.

Allows schools to provide dental exams to students without prior written parental consent.

Makes provisions related to dental care service plans.

Makes provisions related to PBMs, pharmacies, and prescription drug pricing.

Makes changes to HHS processes concerning adoption information sharing, dependent adult abuse, juvenile court records, and mandatory reporter training.

Creates the Opioid Settlement Future Fund and an Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council.

Streamlines election procedures, including adjusting voter registration deadlines, mandating comprehensive training for election personnel, introducing provisions for recounts, and updating rules on various aspects of elections to ensure consistency and accuracy.

Requires a utilization review organization to respond to a request for a prior authorization within a certain amount of time.

Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for diagnostic breast cancer examinations.

Allows a trained physician and surgeon to staff an ambulance.

Creates the social work licensure compact.

Requires schools provide free feminine hygiene products to students in grades 6-12.

Creates a Work Without Worry Program that allows individuals with disabilities to buy-into the Medicaid program for insurance and creating a "Right to Repair" by eliminating the Medicaid requirement to get a prescription prior to being able to repair complex technology equipment.

Makes changes to the duties of the Iowa Secretary of State in regards to the address confidentiality program and the conduct of elections.

Charges Iowa Department of Education (DE) to oversee AEA operations and changes how AEAs are funded and operate.

Removes the annual cap on the amount of Real Estate Transfer Tax funds that can be transferred to the Housing Trust Fund.

Changes property tax assessment limitations for commercial child care facilities.  

Makes changes to reimbursement rates for the child care assistance program.

Requires health insurance to cover biomarker testing. 

Establishes the behavioral health service system.

Creates provisions for the regulation of vapor products.

Makes changes to organization, structure, and functions of state and local governments.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to set a flat rate for individual income taxes and to require two-thirds approval of both legislative chambers for increasing tax rates.

Appropriates funds from the opioid settlement fund for opioid prevention, treatment, recovery, and infrastructure activities. 

Includes heated tobacco products in definition of "cigarettes" for tax purposes. 

Establishes an easy enrollment health care coverage program.

Requires Medicaid MCOs to pay providers 100 percent of items or services for which prior authorization was obtained.

Requires tobacco device retailers to have a permit and establishes requirements and restrictions. 

Makes provisions for licensing international medical graduates.

Makes changes related to the certificate of need process for health facilities.

Repeals gender balance requirements for appointed local and state government boards, councils, commissions.

Expands Medicaid coverage for pregnant women and infants while adjusting the income eligibility levels.

Makes changes to administration of MOMS program.

Makes changes to certain HHS reporting requirements.

Prohibits entry or reentry into the state by previously deported foreign individuals.

Makes numerous changes to state boards, commissions, committees, councils, and other state government entities.

Allocates funds from the opioid settlement fund.

The Governor's tax bill.

Creates a jobs and infrastructure revolving fund.

Appropriates funding for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025) for various state agencies.   

Increases funding for educational programs by $32.6 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 (FY 2025).  

Appropriates $2.2 billion for health and human services programs (including Medicaid) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 (FY 2025).  This is an increase of $63.1 million. 

Appropriates $223.2 million in gambling revenues from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF) for various infrastructure projects in fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025).

Recognizes the term "brain health" in order to combat stigma around mental health and encouraging early treatment and preventative measures for brain-related issues in Iowa.

Eliminates individual income tax.

Increases the maximum disregard of assets for a couple in the Medicaid Employed Persons with Disabilities (MEPD) program.

Makes several provisions related to taxes.

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