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House Amendment 5190

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  1  1    Amend the amendment, H-5102, to House File 2298 as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 1, line 3, by striking the word "clause."
  1  4 and inserting the following:  "clause and inserting
  1  5 the following:
  1  6    "Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  514C.11  PATIENT ACCESS
  1  7 TO TYPES OF PHYSICIANS UNDER MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLAN
  1  8 OR INDEMNITY PLAN WITH LIMITED PROVIDER NETWORK.
  1  9    A managed care health plan or indemnity plan with a
  1 10 limited provider network shall provide patients direct
  1 11 access to each type of physician, as defined in
  1 12 section 135.1 and licensed under chapter 148, 150A, or
  1 13 151, and to each hearing aid dealer licensed under
  1 14 chapter 154A.  Access to a specialist may be
  1 15 conditioned upon a referral by a primary care provider
  1 16 licensed under chapter 148, 150A, or 151, or a primary
  1 17 care provider who is a hearing aid dealer licensed
  1 18 under chapter 154A.  If a primary care provider
  1 19 determines that a referral should be made to a
  1 20 provider licensed, registered, or otherwise regulated
  1 21 under another chapter, a managed care health plan or
  1 22 indemnity plan with a limited provider network may
  1 23 require that the referral be made first to a provider
  1 24 designated by the plan.  Any copayment deductible,
  1 25 cost containment mechanism, or premium rate shall not
  1 26 discriminate directly or indirectly upon the basis of
  1 27 the license held by the provider.  Access to a
  1 28 specialist may be subject to a different copayment or
  1 29 deductible than access to a primary care provider.
  1 30 Access to a nonparticipating provider may be
  1 31 restricted or may be subject to different copayments,
  1 32 deductibles, or premium rates, or may be excluded,
  1 33 provided that a plan shall not differentiate or
  1 34 exclude a provider directly or indirectly upon the
  1 35 basis of the license held by the provider.
  1 36    For purposes of this section, "managed care health
  1 37 plan or indemnity plan with a limited provider
  1 38 network" means a health maintenance organization,
  1 39 organized delivery system, accountable health plan,
  1 40 health care insurance plan which limits the number of
  1 41 health care providers who can provide services under
  1 42 the plan, preferred provider organization, exclusive
  1 43 provider organization, restricted access network, or
  1 44 similar health-care plan.""
  1 45    #2.  Title page, line 3, by striking the word
  1 46 "physicians" and inserting the following:
  1 47 "providers".  
  1 48 
  1 49 
  1 50                              
  2  1 BRUNKHORST of Bremer
  2  2 HF 2298.217 76
  2  3 mj/jj
     

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