House File 433

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HOFFMAN


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to coverage under a policy or contract providing
  2    for third=party payment or prepayment of health or medical
  3    expenses by providing coverage for costs associated with
  4    certain medication and training for the treatment of diabetes.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2678HH 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 514C.18, subsection 1, paragraph b,
  1  2 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2003, is
  1  3 amended to read as follows:
  1  4    The diabetic self=management training and education program
  1  5 is certified by the American diabetes association or the Iowa
  1  6 department of public health.  The department shall follow the
  1  7 standards set forth by the American diabetes association for
  1  8 certification and renewal of the diabetes self=management
  1  9 programs.  The department shall consult with the American
  1 10 diabetes association, Iowa affiliate, in developing the
  1 11 standards for certification of diabetes education programs as
  1 12 follows:
  1 13    Sec. 2.  Section 514C.18, subsection 1, paragraph b,
  1 14 subparagraph (2), subparagraph subdivision (a), part (ii),
  1 15 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  1 16    (ii)  Poor glycemic control as evidenced by a glycosylated
  1 17 hemoglobin of nine eight and five=tenths or more in the ninety
  1 18 days before attending the training.
  1 19    Sec. 3.  Section 514C.18, subsection 1, paragraph b,
  1 20 subparagraph (2), subparagraph subdivision (b), Code 2003, is
  1 21 amended to read as follows:
  1 22    (b)  An individual who receives the initial training shall
  1 23 be eligible for a single follow=up training session of up to
  1 24 one hour two hours each year.
  1 25    Sec. 4.  Section 514C.18, subsection 1, Code 2003, is
  1 26 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 27    NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  Medications approved by the United
  1 28 States food and drug administration for the control of blood
  1 29 sugar levels, including insulin and oral agents, prescribed by
  1 30 the patient's physician.
  1 31                           EXPLANATION
  1 32    This bill amends Code section 514C.18, relating to
  1 33 insurance coverage for diabetes.  The bill provides that a
  1 34 policy or contract providing for third=party payment or
  1 35 prepayment of health or medical expenses shall provide
  2  1 coverage for costs associated with certain medication and
  2  2 training programs related to the treatment of diabetes
  2  3 mellitus.
  2  4 LSB 2678HH 80
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