Iowa HF2641 establishes rules for transition planning and assisted living services under the Medicaid home and community-based services elderly.

Iowa HF2641 mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to create rules for the Medicaid home and community-based services elderly waiver program. These rules include allowing case managers and care coordination team members to initiate transition planning for skilled nursing facility residents before discharge. The rules also define "assisted living service" as personal care and supportive services provided to waiver participants in a homelike setting, including 24-hour on-site response capability.

Iowa HF2641 establishes rules for transition planning and assisted living services under the Medicaid home and community-based services elderly.

Iowa HF2641 mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to create rules for the Medicaid home and community-based services elderly waiver program. These rules include allowing case managers and care coordination team members to initiate transition planning for skilled nursing facility residents before discharge. The rules also define "assisted living service" as personal care and supportive services provided to waiver participants in a homelike setting, including 24-hour on-site response capability.