Increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in Iowa facilities to $85 per month.

This bill amends the personal needs allowance for residents of nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities or mental illness, and psychiatric medical institutions for children under the Medicaid program in Iowa. It raises the allowance from $50 to $85 per month. Residents with incomes below $85 per month will receive a supplement from the state to reach the new allowance amount. The bill also includes an annual appropriation from the state's general fund to the Department of Health and Human Services to cover these supplements.

Increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in Iowa facilities to $85 per month.

This bill amends the personal needs allowance for residents of nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities or mental illness, and psychiatric medical institutions for children under the Medicaid program in Iowa. It raises the allowance from $50 to $85 per month. Residents with incomes below $85 per month will receive a supplement from the state to reach the new allowance amount. The bill also includes an annual appropriation from the state's general fund to the Department of Health and Human Services to cover these supplements.