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

Simplifies sign language interpreting services within workplaces by allowing employers to obtain licenses and setting guidelines for employee interpreters.

Directs the natural resource commission to conduct an annual survey of state park accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Updates the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing's (DIAL) responsibilities, focusing on confidentiality and handling of dependent adult abuse cases.

Allows an ambulance service to transport a person experiencing a mental health crisis to a mental health access center.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Moves unused funds appropriated for therapeutic classroom transportation to the therapeutic classroom incentive fund.

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.  

Updates regulations regarding Iowa's educational savings plan trust and procedures for handling unclaimed virtual currency.

Requires health insurance to cover biomarker testing. 

Designates February 2024 as Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month.

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.

Prohibits Medicaid from requiring a prescription or a face-to-face visit for reimbursement of complex rehabilitation technology repairs under certain circumstances.

Addresses various aspects related to the establishment, management, and conclusion of guardianships and conservatorships for both adults and minors.

Increases the amount that can be considered for the elderly and disabled property tax credit or rental reimbursement. 

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

Increases the amount that may be set aside without court approval for medical income assistance trust fees from $10/month to $50/month.

Allows a housing provider to prohibit assistance or service animals under certain circumstances.

The Governor's tax bill.

Establishes the behavioral health service system.

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.

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.

Appropriates $41,882,391 to economic development, workforce, housing and other related programs and agencies, an increase overall of $82,853. 

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