HF 249 — A bill for an act relating to the recovery of benefits inappropriately obtained from the department of homeland security and emergency management.

SHouse TFile A249 T- EEnrolled OHouse FFile I249 OAN WACT ARELATING KTO ITHE MRECOVERY ROF EBENEFITS YINAPPROPRIATELY NOBTAINED OFROM LTHE DDEPARTMENT SOF GHOMELAND OSECURITY VAND EEMERGENCY RMANAGEMENT. N O R May 19,2025 The Honorable PaulPate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile249,anActrelatingtotherecoveryofthebenefitsinappropriatelyobtainedBE fomIT thedepartmentofhomelandsecurityandemergencymanagement.ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

TheaboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.Section 1.

Smceroly,Section Kim10A.108, K^noldssubsection Governor1, ofIowaCode cc:2025, is amended to read as follows:

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B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

Section 1 .

Section 10A.108, subsection 1 , Code 2025, is a m e n d e d t o r e a d a s f o l l o w s :

If a person refuses or neglects to repay benefits or provider payments inappropriately obtained from the department of health and human services or the department of homeland security and emergency management,management , the amount inappropriately obtained, including any interest, penalty, or costs attached to the amount, constitutes a debt and is a lien in favor of the state upon all property and any rights or title to or interest in property, whether real or personal, belonging to the person for the period established in subsection 2, with the exception of property which is exempt from execution pursuant to chapter 2627. 7 .

Liens shall only attach to the amounts of inappropriately obtained benefits or provider payments or portions of the benefits or provider payments which were House PileFile 249, p.

Section 10A.108, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph ,1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

The county recorder of each county shall prepare and maintain in the recorder'srecorder’s office an index of liens of debts established based upon benefits or provider payments inappropriately obtained from and owed the department of health and human services or the department of homeland security and emergency management,management , containing the applicable entries specified in sections 558.49 and 558.52, and providing appropriate columns for all of the following data, under the names of debtors, arranged alphabetically:

Section 10A.108, subsection 4, paragraph b.b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Codeb. 2025, is amended to read as follows:

b,“State ^^State of Iowa, Department of Health and Human Services"Services” or ^State“State of Iowa, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management"Management” as claimant, as applicable.

Section 10A.108, subsection 8, Code 2025, is amended tto orread eas aafollows: s f o l l o w s :

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55. NEW S E C T I 29C.26 Referrals — fraud — benefits inappropriately obtained.

NEW SECTION.

29C.26 Referrals —— fraud —— benefits inappropriately obtained.

Following a review of an applicant'sapplicant’s or recipient'srecipient’s eligibility to receive moneys under section 29C.20A or 29C.20B, the department may refer cases of suspected fraud.fraud, House File 249, p.

House File 249, p.

______________________________ ______________________________ PAT CRASSLYGRASSLEY AMY SIN(gLAIRSINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 249, Ninety-first General Assembly.

M______________________________ mMEGHAN meghANELSON nelson Chief cAerk^^mlClerk of the House ApprovpdH^ft^Approved I_______________, * , 2025 ______________________________ KIM Ifc^OLDREYNOLDS GGovernor o v e r n o r