House Journal: Page 1235: Tuesday, April 13, 1999

	A non-record roll call was requested.

The ayes were 39, nays 46.
Amendment H?1179 lost.
Osterhaus of Jackson asked and received unanimous consent to 
withdraw amendment H-1178 filed by him on March 23, 1999.
Jochum of Dubuque offered amendment H?1183 filed by Jochum, 
et al., as follows:
H-1183
 1     Amend Senate File 276, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 4, by inserting after line 7 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec.     . NEW SECTION.  514C.18  MENTAL HEALTH
 6   AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT COVERAGE.
 7     1.  a.  Notwithstanding section 514C.6, a policy or
 8   contract providing for third-party payment or
 9   prepayment of health or medical expenses shall provide
10   coverage benefits for mental health and substance
11   abuse conditions based on rates, terms, and conditions
12   which are no more restrictive than the rates, terms,
13   and conditions for coverage benefits provided for
14   other health or medical conditions under the policy or
15   contract.
16     b.  Coverage required under this section includes
17   the following:
18     (1)  For the treatment of mental illness, services
19   provided by a licensed mental health professional, or
20   services provided in a licensed hospital or health
21   facility.
22     (2)  For the treatment of substance abuse or other
23   addictive disorder, services provided by a qualified
24   professional as defined by rule of the Iowa department
25   of public health, a licensed health facility providing
26   a program for the treatment of substance abuse or
27   other addictive disorder approved by the Iowa
28   department of public health, or a licensed substance
29   abuse treatment and rehabilitation facility.
30     2.  This section applies to the following classes
31   of third-party payment provider contracts or policies
32   delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed
33   in this state on or after July 1, 2000:
34     a.  Individual or group accident and sickness
35   insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred

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