House Journal: Page 1236: Tuesday, April 13, 1999

36   basis.

37     b.  An individual or group hospital or medical
38   service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514,
39   or 514A.
40     c.  An individual or group health maintenance
41   organization contract regulated under chapter 514B.
42     d.  An individual or group Medicare supplemental
43   policy, unless coverage pursuant to such policy is
44   preempted by federal law.
45     e.  An organized delivery system licensed by the
46   director of public health.
47     f.  Any other entity engaged in the business of
48   insurance, risk transfer, or risk retention, which is
49   subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner.
50     3.  For purposes of this section, unless the
Page 2  
 1   context otherwise requires:
 2     a.  "Mental health or substance abuse condition"
 3   means a condition or disorder involving mental illness
 4   or substance abuse or other addictive disorder which
 5   is included in the diagnostic categories listed in the
 6   mental disorders section of the international
 7   classification of disease, as periodically revised.
 8     b.  "Rates, terms, and conditions" means lifetime
 9   payment limits, deductibles, copayments, coinsurance,
10   and any other cost-sharing requirements, out-of-pocket
11   limits, visit limitations, and any other financial
12   component of benefits coverage that affects the
13   covered individual."
14     2.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
15   word "care," the following:  "mental health and
16   substance abuse treatment coverage,".
17     3.  By renumbering as necessary.
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H?1583, to 
amendment H?1183, filed by her from the floor and moved its 
adoption:
H-1583
 1     Amend the amendment, H-1183, to Senate File 276, as
 2   amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
 3   follows:
 4     1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 2 the
 5   following:
 6     "     .  Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
 7   following:
 8     "Section 1.  Section 509.3, subsection 6, Code
 9   1999, is amended by striking the subsection.

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