{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-249a.38a","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 249A.38A","heading":"Residents of mental health institutes — retaining of Medicaid eligibility.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a Medicaid recipient residing at the state mental health institute at Cherokee or the state mental health institute at Independence shall retain Medicaid eligibility during the period of the Medicaid recipient’s stay for which federal financial participation is available.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 249A - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE","Subchapter I - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/249A.38A.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"1e4d0b71996bf02860a18ea405a6af385421a5b179fdbd2d73dad3e82620a92f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-249a.38","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-249a.38b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}