Section 701.20.10. Sales and rentals covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

Between July 1, 1992, and June 30, 1993, gross receipts from the sale or rental of drugs, devices, equipment and supplies (“medications”) which are covered by Title XVIII (Medicare) or Title XIX (Medicaid) of the federal Social Security Act are exempt from tax.

A “covered sale or rental” is one for which any portion of the cost of medications is paid by the state of Iowa or the federal government as required by the Medicaid or Medicare programs. A sale or rental is “covered” even if a user of medications is required to pay a certain percentage or fixed amount of its cost. Covered sales or rentals include those for which a user of medications is reimbursed the cost of a purchase or rental; or sales or rentals for which any portion of the cost is paid by any private insurance company administering the Medicaid or Medicare programs on behalf of the state of Iowa or the federal government. The direct purchase or rental of any medications by the state of Iowa or the federal government is exempt from tax under existing law, and this rule is not applicable to it.

For an extensive list of medications, the purchase or rental of which is covered by Medicaid, see 441—Chapter 78, Iowa Administrative Code.