A bill for an act relating to Hawki coverage for applied behavior analysis services including a state plan amendment waiver for the children’s health insurance program.

This bill requires Iowa's children's health insurance program (CHIP) to cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for eligible children. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to seek federal approval for this coverage expansion by submitting a state plan amendment to Medicare and Medicaid services. The change would directly affect children enrolled in CHIP who require ABA therapy, commonly used for developmental conditions like autism. The bill mandates that the medical assistance advisory council adopt rules to include ABA as a covered benefit in qualifying health plans under federal guidelines. It does not create new funding but modifies existing CHIP coverage to add this service.