February The Department reported to the Board that a ranking of enrollment among the 50 states shows that Iowa increased enrollment 32.57% in FY 02 over 01. The increase nationally was 13.04%. March The hawk-i Board did not meet in March. April The Board was advised that the first printing of the revised application has been completed. Permission to develop an electronic application that goes with the new application format was given to the Department. The Board approved the Fourth Amendment to the Contract with Iowa Health Solutions for health care services for the hawk-i Program to include expansion into Dallas and Madison Counties effective June 1, 2003. The expansion will provide enrollees a choice between John Deere Health Plan, currently providing health care services in the two counties, and Iowa Health Solutions. The Department reported on the discussion of the Clinical Advisory Committee meeting. The Committee has determined they will look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on children with hawk-i. The University of Policy Center will Iowa’s Public complete the special study. The Department updated the Board on the implementation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). A notice of privacy practices for was developed and distributed to approximately 8,200 households on April 14, hawk-i 2003. The hawk-i privacy notice is available in English and Spanish and is posted on the hawk-i website. Ongoing, when a child is approved to receive benefits under a notice will be sent to the family. In addition to the privacy notice the Department will implement two electronic transaction sets, payment of premiums and enrollment and disenrollment. Implementation for the transaction sets between the Department and contracted health plans is October 16, 2003. May The Board approved SFY 04 capitation rate increases of 8.8% for Wellmark Indemnity and 10% for Iowa Health Solutions and John Deere managed care plans. The Board was advised that the Governor signed the technical bill on May Department’s 12, 2003. The technical bill requires the number of hawk-i Board meetings from ten to no less than six and no more than twelve per calendar year, eliminates the six month waiting period for children who had employer-sponsored health care coverage allowing children to have health care coverage through the hawk-i Program, changes Healthy and Well Children to Kids to reflect the actual name of the Program and amends the name of the division that currently administers the hawk-i Program from Medical Services to Financial, Health and Work Supports.
February The Department reported to the Board that a ranking of enrollment among the 50 states shows that Iowa increased enrollment 32.57% in FY 02 over 01. The increase nationally was 13.04%. March The hawk-i Board did not meet in March. April The Board was advised that the first printing of the revised application has been completed. Permission to develop an electronic application that goes with the new application format was given to the Department. The Board approved the Fourth Amendment to the Contract with Iowa Health Solutions for health care services for the hawk-i Program to include expansion into Dallas and Madison Counties effective June 1, 2003. The expansion will provide enrollees a choice between John Deere Health Plan, currently providing health care services in the two counties, and Iowa Health Solutions. The Department reported on the discussion of the Clinical Advisory Committee meeting. The Committee has determined they will look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on children with hawk-i. The University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center will complete the special study. The Department updated the Board on the implementation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). A notice of privacy practices for hawk-i was developed and distributed to approximately 8,200 households on April 14, 2003. The hawk-i privacy notice is available in English and Spanish and is posted on the hawk-i website. Ongoing, when a child is approved to receive benefits under a notice will be sent to the family. In addition to the privacy notice the Department will implement two electronic transaction sets, payment of premiums and enrollment and disenrollment. Implementation for the transaction sets between the Department and contracted health plans is October 16, 2003. May The Board approved SFY 04 capitation rate increases of 8.8% for Wellmark Indemnity and 10% for Iowa Health Solutions and John Deere managed care plans. The Board was advised that the Governor signed the Department’s technical bill on May 12, 2003. The technical bill requires the number of hawk-i Board meetings from ten to no less than six and no more than twelve per calendar year, eliminates the six month waiting period for children who had employer-sponsored health care coverage allowing children to have health care coverage through the hawk-i Program, changes Healthy and Well Children to Kids to reflect the actual name of the Program and amends the name of the division that currently administers the hawk-i Program from Medical Services to Financial, Health and Work Supports.
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