House File 700 H-1037 Amend House File 700 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, after line 11 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 514C.18A Emergency prescription 3 drug refill coverage. 4 1. Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment requirements 5 of section 514C.6, a plan, policy, or contract providing for 6 third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses 7 shall provide coverage, subject to applicable copayment and 8 deductible requirements, once in a twelve-month period for the 9 refilling of a prescription when dispensed without prescriber 10 authorization pursuant to section 155A.29, subsection 3, 11 paragraph “b” . 12 2. a. This section applies to the following classes of 13 third-party payment provider plans, contracts, or policies 14 delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this 15 state on or after July 1, 2019: 16 (1) Individual or group accident and sickness insurance 17 providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis. 18 (2) An individual or group hospital or medical service 19 contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A. 20 (3) An individual or group health maintenance organization 21 contract regulated under chapter 514B. 22 (4) Any other entity engaged in the business of insurance, 23 risk transfer, or risk retention, which is subject to the 24 jurisdiction of the commissioner. 25 (5) A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public 26 employees. 27 b. This section shall not apply to accident-only, 28 specified disease, short-term hospital or medical, hospital 29 confinement indemnity, credit, dental, vision, Medicare 30 supplement, long-term care, basic hospital and medical-surgical 31 expense coverage as defined by the commissioner, disability 32 income insurance coverage, coverage issued as a supplement 33 to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar 34 insurance, or automobile medical payment insurance. > 35 -1- HF700.864 (4) 88 pf/rh 1/ 2 #1.