Bill Text: IA SF422 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to health care coverage benefits for human papillomavirus vaccinations, and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-05 - Subcommittee: Costello, Greene, and Mathis. S.J. 468. [SF422 Detail]
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BY
PETERSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
health
care
coverage
benefits
for
human
1
papillomavirus
vaccinations,
and
including
applicability
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
279.50,
subsection
9,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
“HPV”
means
human
papilloma
virus
papillomavirus
as
3
defined
by
the
centers
for
disease
control
and
prevention
of
4
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
514C.23,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
514C.23
Human
papilloma
virus
papillomavirus
vaccinations
——
8
coverage.
9
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“human
papillomavirus”
means
10
the
human
papillomavirus
as
defined
by
the
centers
for
disease
11
control
and
prevention
of
the
United
States
department
of
12
health
and
human
services.
13
1.
2.
Notwithstanding
the
uniformity
of
treatment
14
requirements
of
section
514C.6
,
a
contract,
policy,
or
plan
15
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
16
or
medical
expenses
that
provides
coverage
benefits
for
any
17
vaccination
or
immunization
shall
provide
coverage
benefits
18
for
a
vaccination
for
human
papilloma
virus,
including
but
not
19
limited
papillomavirus
vaccinations
administered
in
accordance
20
with
the
current
recommendations
issued
by
the
centers
for
21
disease
control
and
prevention
of
the
United
States
department
22
of
health
and
human
services.
23
3.
This
section
applies
to
the
following
classes
of
24
third-party
payment
provider
contracts,
policies,
or
plans
25
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
26
state
on
or
after
January
1,
2009:
27
a.
Individual
or
group
accident
and
sickness
insurance
28
providing
coverage
on
an
expense-incurred
basis.
29
b.
An
individual
or
group
hospital
or
medical
service
30
contract
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
509
,
514
,
or
514A
.
31
c.
An
individual
or
group
health
maintenance
organization
32
contract
regulated
under
chapter
514B
.
33
d.
An
individual
or
group
Medicare
supplemental
policy,
34
unless
coverage
pursuant
to
such
policy
is
preempted
by
federal
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law.
1
e.
A
plan
established
pursuant
to
chapter
509A
for
public
2
employees.
3
2.
4.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
accident-only,
4
specified
disease,
short-term
hospital
or
medical,
hospital
5
confinement
indemnity,
credit,
dental,
vision,
long-term
care,
6
basic
hospital
and
medical-surgical
expense
coverage
as
defined
7
by
the
commissioner,
disability
income
insurance
coverage,
8
coverage
issued
as
a
supplement
to
liability
insurance,
9
workers’
compensation
or
similar
insurance,
or
automobile
10
medical
payment
insurance.
11
3.
As
used
in
this
section
,
“human
papilloma
virus”
means
12
the
human
papilloma
virus
as
defined
by
the
centers
for
disease
13
control
and
prevention
of
the
United
States
department
of
14
health
and
human
services.
15
4.
5.
The
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
adopt
rules
16
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
administer
this
17
section
.
18
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
third-party
19
payment
provider
policies,
contracts,
or
plans
delivered,
20
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
state
on
or
21
after
January
1,
2020.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
provides
that
mandated
health
care
coverage
26
benefits
for
human
papillomavirus
(HPV)
vaccinations
must
27
be
provided
for
HPV
vaccinations
administered
in
accordance
28
with
the
current
recommendations
issued
by
the
centers
for
29
disease
control
and
prevention
of
the
United
States
department
30
of
health
and
human
services.
The
bill
is
applicable
to
31
third-party
payment
provider
policies,
contracts,
or
plans
32
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
33
state
on
or
after
January
1,
2020.
34
The
bill
makes
a
conforming
change
to
the
spelling
of
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