The Disability Services System focuses on each person and their unique needs, while making sure individuals with disabilities and their families get the right kind of support. Providers play a large role, as they must stay up to date, connect with DAPs and continue to provide care for individuals.
Provider Toolkit
Find resources that were created to ensure providers are knowledgeable and confident about how to best support individuals throughout the Disability Services Transition and beyond.
ADRC Roles and Responsibilities: Breakdown of the important roles that everyone plays with the Disability Services System; includes HHS Disability Access Points, Area Agencies on Aging and ADRC Technical Assistance and Call Center.
Safety Net Management Information System (SNMIS) Toolkit: SNMIS is used for providers to submit claims for services for both behavioral health and long-term services and supports for disability services. The SNMIS Toolkit provides guidance and support with an overview of the payment system itself.
List items for Safety Net Management Information System (SNMIS)
The SNMIS Billing and Companion Guides are designed to support your successful use of the SNMIS platform for filing claims for SUPTRS, Behavioral Health, and Non-Medicaid LTSS Disability Services.
All Behavioral Health and Disability Service providers must register in the new SNMIS claim reimbursement system as soon as possible to ensure they are ready to submit claims beginning July 1, 2025.
To register, follow these steps:
To submit claims for services through SNMIS, providers must be enrolled and in good standing with Iowa Medicaid, and any applicable licensing or accreditation bodies. Information on enrolling with Iowa Medicaid can be found here: Medicaid Provider Enrollment.
Enrollment in Iowa Medicaid will not automatically give you access to billing claims in SNMIS. Iowa Medicaid enrolled providers MUST register with Electronic Data Interchange Support Services (EDISS) for the SNMIS line of business.
Important note: If you are using a vendor for electronic claim submission, the vendor will be required to update their registration in the EDISS to select the SNMIS line of business. A vendor will not be available for selection in the vendor search when adding transactions unless that vendor has the SNMIS line of business selected in their vendor account. Providers will be directed to go back to the vendor advising that the SNMIS line of business needs to be selected. If the Vendor needs assistance, they can contact the EDI Call Center.
Claim form instructions and billing procedures can be found in theSNMIS Companion Guide.
Disability Services Town Halls: Use presentations and recordings to learn more information that is focused on members and providers (April 2025 – September 2025)
