House File 2369 



                                HOUSE FILE       
                                BY  SODERBERG, PAULSEN, DE BOEF,
                                    S. OLSON, WORTHAN, UPMEYER, ALONS,
                                    FORRISTALL, L. MILLER, DRAKE,
                                    HUSEMAN, STRUYK, HEATON, BOAL,
                                    GRASSLEY, TJEPKES, WATTS, DEYOE,
                                    VAN ENGELENHOVEN, DOLECHECK,
                                    GRANZOW, RAECKER, RASMUSSEN,
                                    SANDS, RANTS, ROBERTS, BAUDLER,
                                    RAYHONS, CHAMBERS, ANDERSON, and
                                    WIENCEK


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act pertaining to the delivery of explanations of health care
  2    benefits.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6320YH 82
  5 av/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  514K.2  EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS.
  1  2    A carrier or organized delivery system shall provide each
  1  3 of its enrollees with the option to receive explanations of
  1  4 benefits distributed by regular mail or transmitted by
  1  5 electronic mail, as required by rules adopted by the
  1  6 commissioner of insurance.  For the purposes of this section,
  1  7 "carrier", "enrollee", and "organized delivery system" mean
  1  8 the same as defined in section 514J.2.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill requires health insurance carriers or organized
  1 11 delivery systems to provide enrollees in their health benefit
  1 12 plans with the option to receive explanations of their health
  1 13 benefits by regular mail or by electronic mail.
  1 14 LSB 6320YH 82
  1 15 av/nh/5