House Journal: Page 1242: Tuesday, April 13, 1999

39   of the federal Social Security Act or any similar

40   coverage under a state or federal government plan.
41   For the purposes of this section, third-party payment
42   or prepayment includes an individual or group policy
43   of accident or health insurance or individual or group
44   hospital or health care service contract issued
45   pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A, an individual
46   or group health maintenance organization contract
47   issued and regulated under chapter 514B, an organized
48   delivery system contract regulated under rules adopted
49   by the director of public health, or a preferred
50   provider organization contract regulated pursuant to
Page 2  
 1   chapter 514F.  Nothing in this section shall be
 2   interpreted to require an individual or group health
 3   maintenance organization, an organized delivery
 4   system, or a preferred provider organization or
 5   arrangement to provide payment or prepayment for
 6   services provided by a licensed mental health
 7   counselor or licensed marital and family therapist
 8   unless the licensed mental health counselor or
 9   licensed marital and family therapist has entered into
10   a contract or other agreement to provide services with
11   the individual or group health maintenance
12   organization, the organized delivery system, or the
13   preferred provider organization or arrangement."
14     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Frevert of Palo Alto offered the following amendment H?1523, to 
amendment H?1285, filed by her and moved its adoption:
H-1523
 1     Amend the amendment, H-1285, to Senate File 276, as
 2   amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
 3   follows:
 4     1.  Page 1, line 33, by striking the figure "1998"
 5   and inserting the following:  "1999".
Amendment H?1523 was adopted.
Hansen of Pottawattamie rose on a point of order that amendment 
H-1285, as amended, was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-1285, 
as amended, not germane.

© 1999 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa

Comments about this site or page? hjourn@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.

Last update: Wed Apr 14 13:40:04 CDT 1999
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Session.1/HJournal/01200/01242.html
jhf