House Journal: Page 329: Wednesday, February 16, 2000
22 extent of such deductibles, coinsurance, or
23 copayments".
24 3. Page 3, line 2, by inserting after the word
25 "plan" the following: "are the same".
26 4. Page 3, line 15, by striking the word "July"
27 and inserting the following: "January".
28 5. By renumbering as necessary.
The committee amendment H-8011 was adopted.
Osterhaus of Jackson offered amendment H-8035 filed by
Osterhaus, et al., as follows:
H-8035
1 Amend House File 2080 as follows:
2 1. By striking everything after the enacting
3 clause and inserting the following:
4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 514C.19 MENTAL HEALTH
5 AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COVERAGE.
6 1. Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment
7 requirements of section 514C.6, a group policy or
8 contract providing for third-party payment or
9 prepayment of health or medical expenses shall provide
10 mental health and substance abuse treatment coverage
11 benefits and shall not impose limitations on financial
12 terms for coverage of services for serious mental
13 illnesses or substance abuse if similar limitations
14 are not imposed on the coverage benefits for services
15 for medical or surgical conditions.
16 2. For purposes of this section, unless the
17 context otherwise requires:
18 a. "Serious mental illness" means the following
19 disorders, as defined by the American psychiatric
20 association's diagnostic and statistical manual of
21 mental disorders:
22 (1) Schizophrenia.
23 (2) Schizo-affective disorder.
24 (3) Bipolar disorder.
25 (4) Major depressive disorder.
26 (5) Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
27 (6) Autism.
28 (7) Pervasive developmental disorders.
29 (8) Panic disorder.
30 (9) Paranoia and other psychotic disorders.
31 (10) Eating disorders, including but not limited
32 to bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa.
33 b. "Substance abuse" means a pattern of
34 pathological use of alcohol or a drug that causes
35 impairment in social or occupational functioning, or
36 that produces physiological dependency evidenced by
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