Bill Text: IA SF140 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to replacement of prosthetic devices under the workers' compensation program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-26 - Subcommittee: Schultz, Boulton, and Brown. S.J. 161. [SF140 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF140-Introduced.html
Senate
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
140
BY
BOULTON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
replacement
of
prosthetic
devices
under
the
1
workers’
compensation
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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140
Section
1.
Section
85.27,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
employer,
for
all
injuries
compensable
under
this
3
chapter
or
chapter
85A
,
shall
furnish
reasonable
surgical,
4
medical,
dental,
osteopathic,
chiropractic,
podiatric,
physical
5
rehabilitation,
nursing,
ambulance,
and
hospital
services
6
and
supplies
therefor
and
shall
allow
reasonably
necessary
7
transportation
expenses
incurred
for
such
services.
The
8
employer
shall
also
furnish
reasonable
and
necessary
crutches,
9
artificial
members
,
and
appliances
but
shall
not
be
required
10
to
furnish
more
than
one
set
of
permanent
prosthetic
devices
.
11
A
person
shall
be
entitled
to
replacement
of
a
prosthetic
12
device,
including
subsequent
replacements,
by
the
employer
if
13
the
prosthetic
device
is
needed
as
a
result
of
a
compensable
14
injury,
and
the
replacement
of
the
prosthetic
device
would
15
otherwise
be
considered
reasonable
medical
care
under
this
16
chapter.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
provides
that
a
person
is
entitled
to
replacement
21
of
a
prosthetic
device,
including
subsequent
replacements,
22
by
an
employer
under
the
workers’
compensation
program
if
23
the
prosthetic
device
is
needed
as
a
result
of
a
compensable
24
injury,
and
the
replacement
of
the
prosthetic
device
would
25
otherwise
be
considered
reasonable
medical
care.
Under
current
26
law,
an
employer
is
not
required
to
furnish
more
than
one
set
27
of
permanent
prosthetic
devices.
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