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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  513B.38A  COMMISSIONER'S
  1  2 AUTHORITY – PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES – MENTAL HEALTH AND
  1  3 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.
  1  4    Upon the determination of the commissioner pursuant to
  1  5 section 513B.37, subsection 1, paragraph "a", to include
  1  6 expanded preventive care services and mental health and
  1  7 substance abuse treatment coverage in basic benefit coverage
  1  8 policies or subscription contracts, the commissioner shall do
  1  9 both of the following:
  1 10    1.  Adopt by rule, with all due diligence, requirements for
  1 11 the provision of expanded coverage for benefits for expanded
  1 12 preventive care services.
  1 13    2.  Adopt by rule, with all due diligence, requirements for
  1 14 the provision of coverage for benefits for services for
  1 15 clinical disorders related to mental health and substance
  1 16 abuse which shall be on the same terms as provided for other
  1 17 conditions.  
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill provides that upon a determination by the
  1 20 commissioner to include expanded preventive care services and
  1 21 mental health and substance abuse treatment coverage in basic
  1 22 benefit coverage policies or subscription contracts offered
  1 23 pursuant to Code chapter 513B, the commissioner is to adopt by
  1 24 rule, with all due diligence, requirements for the provision
  1 25 of expanded coverage for benefits for expanded preventive care
  1 26 services, and requirements for the provision of coverage for
  1 27 benefits for services for clinical disorders related to mental
  1 28 health and substance abuse which shall be on the same terms as
  1 29 provided for other conditions.  
  1 30 LSB 2050YH 77
  1 31 mj/jw/5
     

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