House
File
573
H-1059
Amend
House
File
573
as
follows:
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Page
1,
after
line
15
by
inserting:
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4.
If
the
woman
does
not
have
a
third-party
3
provider
contract,
policy,
or
plan
that
provides
4
coverage
for
obstetric
ultrasounds,
the
physician
5
may
submit
an
application
for
reimbursement
to
the
6
department
of
public
health
for
reimbursement
pursuant
7
to
section
135.26A.
8
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.26A
Ultrasound
9
reimbursement
fund.
10
1.
The
department
shall
establish
and
implement
11
an
ultrasound
reimbursement
program
to
provide
12
reimbursement
to
physicians
who
provide
ultrasounds
13
as
a
prerequisite
to
the
performance
of
an
abortion
14
pursuant
to
section
146A.1,
for
which
other
third-party
15
payment
is
not
available.
A
physician
may
submit
an
16
application
for
reimbursement
to
the
department
for
17
review.
The
department
shall
establish
criteria
for
18
reimbursement
by
rule.
19
2.
An
ultrasound
reimbursement
fund
is
established
20
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
authority
of
the
21
department.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
22
appropriated
to
the
fund
and,
notwithstanding
section
23
8.33,
such
moneys
shall
not
revert
to
the
fund
from
24
which
appropriated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
but
25
shall
remain
in
the
ultrasound
reimbursement
fund.
26
Moneys
credited
to
the
fund
shall
be
used
as
specified
27
in
this
section.
28
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
514C.30
Coverage
for
29
ultrasounds.
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1.
A
contract,
policy,
or
plan
providing
for
31
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
or
32
medical
expenses
shall
provide
coverage
benefits
33
for
all
obstetric
ultrasounds
provided
pursuant
to
34
section
146A.1
including
those
deemed
to
be
medically
35
unnecessary,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following
36
classes
of
third-party
payment
provider
contracts,
37
policies,
or
plans
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
38
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
state
on
or
after
January
39
1,
2015:
40
a.
Individual
or
group
accident
and
sickness
41
insurance
providing
coverage
on
an
expense-incurred
42
basis.
43
b.
An
individual
or
group
hospital
or
medical
44
service
contract
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
509,
514,
45
or
514A.
46
c.
An
individual
or
group
health
maintenance
47
organization
contract
regulated
under
chapter
514B.
48
d.
An
individual
or
group
Medicare
supplemental
49
policy,
unless
coverage
pursuant
to
such
policy
is
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preempted
by
federal
law.
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e.
A
plan
established
pursuant
to
chapter
509A
for
2
public
employees.
3
2.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
accident-only,
4
specified
disease,
short-term
hospital
or
medical,
5
hospital
confinement
indemnity,
credit,
dental,
vision,
6
long-term
care,
basic
hospital
and
medical-surgical
7
expense
coverage
as
defined
by
the
commissioner,
8
disability
income
insurance
coverage,
coverage
issued
9
as
a
supplement
to
liability
insurance,
workers’
10
compensation
or
similar
insurance,
or
automobile
11
medical
payment
insurance.
12
3.
The
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
adopt
rules
13
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
administer
this
14
section.
15
Sec.
___.
ULTRASOUND
REIMBURSEMENT
FUND
——
16
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
17
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
public
health
18
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
and
ending
19
June
30,
2016,
the
following
amount
or
so
much
thereof
20
as
is
necessary
for
the
purposes
designated:
21
For
deposit
in
the
ultrasound
reimbursement
fund
22
established
pursuant
to
section
135.26A,
to
be
used
for
23
the
purposes
specified
in
that
section:
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2.
Title
page,
line
2,
after
<
abortion
>
by
26
inserting
<
,
establishing
an
ultrasound
reimbursement
27
fund,
requiring
third-party
coverage
for
ultrasounds,
28
and
providing
an
appropriation
>
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3.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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