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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 514C.11 MINIMUM POSTDELIVERY 1 2 CARE REQUIREMENTS. 1 3 1. Notwithstanding section 514C.6, an individual or group 1 4 policy of accident or health insurance or individual or group 1 5 hospital or health care service contract issued pursuant to 1 6 chapter 509, 514, or 514A or an individual or group health 1 7 maintenance organization contract issued and regulated under 1 8 chapter 514B, which is delivered, amended, or renewed on or 1 9 after July 1, 1996, and which provides maternity benefits, 1 10 shall provide coverage for a minimum of forty-eight hours of 1 11 inpatient care following a vaginal delivery and a minimum of 1 12 ninety-six hours of inpatient care following a cesarean 1 13 section for the insured mother and newly born child in a 1 14 hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B. 1 15 2. a. A mother and newly born child shall only be 1 16 discharged prior to the minimum inpatient length of care 1 17 prescribed under subsection 1 if the attending provider 1 18 determines that the minimum inpatient stay is not necessary, 1 19 following consultation with the mother. 1 20 b. If the mother and newly born child are discharged 1 21 pursuant to paragraph "a" prior to the required minimum length 1 22 of care, the entity providing coverage, as described in 1 23 subsection 1, shall provide coverage for a postdischarge visit 1 24 to the mother and newly born child by an attending provider 1 25 within forty-eight hours of the discharge. Services provided 1 26 during the visit shall include but are not limited to a 1 27 physical assessment of the newly born child, parent education, 1 28 assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding, 1 29 assessment of the home support system, and the performance of 1 30 any medically necessary and appropriate clinical tests. The 1 31 services shall be consistent with protocols and guidelines 1 32 developed by national pediatric, obstetric, and nursing 1 33 professional organizations for these services. 1 34 3. An entity providing coverage, as described in 1 35 subsection 1, shall not deselect, terminate services to, 2 1 require additional documentation from, require additional 2 2 utilization review of, reduce payments, or in any other manner 2 3 provide disincentives to an attending provider who complies 2 4 with the provisions of this section. 2 5 4. As used in this section, "attending provider" means a 2 6 pediatrician or other licensed physician attending the newly 2 7 born child, or an obstetrician, certified nurse-midwife, or 2 8 other physician attending the mother. 2 9 EXPLANATION 2 10 This bill requires that an individual or group policy of 2 11 accident or health insurance, an individual or group hospital 2 12 or health care service contract, or an individual or group 2 13 health maintenance organization contract, which is delivered, 2 14 amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 1996, and which 2 15 provides maternity benefits, is to provide a minimum of 48 2 16 hours of inpatient care following a vaginal delivery and a 2 17 minimum of 96 hours of inpatient care following a cesarean 2 18 section for an insured mother and the newly born child in a 2 19 licensed hospital. The bill also provides that if the 2 20 attending provider, in consultation with the mother, decides 2 21 to shorten the required length of stay, a follow-up visit must 2 22 be provided within 48 hours of the discharge. The bill 2 23 designates the follow-up services to be provided by an 2 24 attending provider and also defines "attending provider". The 2 25 bill also prohibits an insurer or other coverage provider from 2 26 terminating the services of, requiring additional 2 27 documentation or utilization review, reducing payments, or 2 28 otherwise providing disincentives to attending providers for 2 29 compliance with the bill. 2 30 LSB 3605HH 76 2 31 pf/sc/14
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