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46 insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred
47 basis.
48 b. An individual or group hospital or medical
49 service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514,
50 or 514A.
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1 c. A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for
2 public employees.
3 d. An individual or group health maintenance
4 organization contract regulated under chapter 514B.
5 e. An individual or group Medicare supplemental
6 policy, unless coverage pursuant to such policy is
7 preempted by federal law.
8 f. Any other entity engaged in the business of
9 insurance, risk transfer, or risk retention, which is
10 subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner.
11 g. An organized delivery system licensed by the
12 director of public health.
13 4. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to
14 chapter 17A to administer this section.
15 Sec. . INSURANCE DIVISION STUDY IN CONJUNCTION
16 WITH STATE AUDITOR.
17 1. The insurance division of the department of
18 commerce, in conjunction with the state auditor, shall
19 conduct a study of the cost of providing
20 neurobiological disorder coverage benefits in Iowa.
21 2. The study shall assess at least all of the
22 following:
23 a. Identification of the costs attributed to
24 treatment of neurobiological disorders, and to
25 underlying co-morbidity.
26 b. An estimate of the impact of mandated coverage
27 on health care coverage benefit costs and
28 availability.
29 c. Actions taken by the division to ensure that
30 third-party payors subject to this Act are in
31 compliance.
32 d. Identification of any segments of the
33 population of this state that may be excluded from, or
34 have limited access to, treatment, including the
35 number of citizens that may be excluded from, or have
36 limited access to, treatment under third-party payor
37 policies or contracts provided by employers who
38 receive substantial revenue from public sources.
39 3. The insurance division shall submit a written
40 report to the general assembly on or before January
41 30, 2005.
42 Sec. . DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDY.
43 1. The department of public health shall conduct a
44 two-year study of the mental health delivery system in
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