A bill for an act relating to ventilator-dependent recipients who receive services under the medical assistance program.

HF 959 requires Iowa's Medicaid program (medical assistance program) to provide ventilator services based on medical need, not age, for people who rely on ventilators. The bill mandates that the Department of Health and Human Services adopt rules ensuring any qualified medical provider can deliver these services to eligible Medicaid enrollees. This directly affects ventilator-dependent Medicaid recipients by removing age-based barriers to care and expanding provider options. The rules aim to standardize access to necessary ventilator services regardless of the recipient's age or current provider network.