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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 514C.21 MORATORIUM ON MANDATED
1 2 HEALTH OR MEDICAL EXPENSE COVERAGES.
1 3 A policy or contract providing for third-party payment or
1 4 prepayment of health or medical expenses shall not be required
1 5 to include coverage for specific health or medical expense
1 6 benefits other than those required under the Code of Iowa 2001
1 7 or Code Supplement 2001, or pursuant to other provision of law
1 8 in effect on June 30, 2002.
1 9 Sec. 2. INSURANCE DIVISION STUDY ON MANDATED COVERAGES.
1 10 1. The insurance division of the department of commerce
1 11 shall conduct a study to determine the impact of the
1 12 following:
1 13 a. Mandating coverage for specific benefits.
1 14 b. Imposition of a moratorium on new mandated coverages.
1 15 2. The division shall include in the study all of the
1 16 following:
1 17 a. An estimate of the impact of all current mandated
1 18 coverage requirements on insurance costs.
1 19 b. An estimate of the impact of imposing a moratorium on
1 20 new mandated coverages on insurance costs.
1 21 c. Actions taken by the division to ensure that third-
1 22 party payors are in compliance with mandated benefit
1 23 requirements.
1 24 d. The extent to which, if any, mandating coverage
1 25 requirements results in any person not being covered by
1 26 insurance who otherwise would have been covered.
1 27 e. An analysis and comparison of the choices for treatment
1 28 with regard to mandated benefit coverages and the level of
1 29 access, choice, and financial burden on the individual.
1 30 f. Identification of any segments of the population of
1 31 this state that may be excluded from, or have limited access
1 32 to treatment that is subject to mandated coverage
1 33 requirements, including the number of citizens that may be
1 34 excluded from, or have limited access to treatment under
1 35 third-party payor policies or contracts provided by employers
2 1 that receive substantial revenue from public sources.
2 2 3. The insurance division shall submit a written report to
2 3 the general assembly on or before January 15, 2003.
2 4 EXPLANATION
2 5 This bill creates new Code section 514C.21, which imposes a
2 6 moratorium on new mandated health or medical expenses
2 7 coverages.
2 8 The bill also requires the insurance division to perform a
2 9 study on both current mandates and the moratorium, and their
2 10 effect on insurance costs and treatment availability. The
2 11 report is due to the general assembly on or before January 15,
2 12 2003.
2 13 LSB 5890SC 79
2 14 jj/cls/14
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