House File 654 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  UPMEYER


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to health care recordkeeping including electronic
  2    health records and the use of uniform billing codes.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1498YH 82
  5 pf/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 217.41A, subsection 3, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  By January 1, 2008, make
  1  4 recommendations to the commissioner of insurance regarding
  1  5 uniform billing codes for insurers in the state.  The
  1  6 commissioner of insurance shall consult with the director of
  1  7 human services and the director of public health to determine
  1  8 the billing codes to be used and shall direct insurers to
  1  9 implement the uniform billing code by January 1, 2009.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  505.31  UNIFORM BILLING CODES.
  1 11    The commissioner of insurance, in consultation with the
  1 12 director of human services and the director of public health,
  1 13 shall consider the recommendation of the electronic health
  1 14 records system task force pursuant to section 217.41A
  1 15 regarding the use of uniform billing codes for insurers and
  1 16 shall make a determination by April 1, 2008, regarding the
  1 17 billing codes to be utilized.  Use of the uniform billing
  1 18 codes selected shall be implemented by January 1, 2009.
  1 19    Sec. 3.  CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE == ELECTRONIC HEALTH
  1 20 RECORDS.  By January 1, 2009, the department of human services
  1 21 shall provide for utilization of electronic health records for
  1 22 children in foster care in this state.  The department shall
  1 23 consult with the electronic health records system task force
  1 24 created pursuant to section 217.41A in implementing this
  1 25 requirement.
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill relates to health care recordkeeping.
  1 28    The bill directs the electronic health records system task
  1 29 force to make recommendations by January 1, 2008, to the
  1 30 commissioner of insurance regarding uniform billing codes for
  1 31 insurers in the state.  The commissioner of insurance, in
  1 32 consultation with the directors of public health and human
  1 33 services, is required to consider the recommendations,
  1 34 determine by April 1, 2008, the billing codes to be utilized
  1 35 and require use of the uniform billing codes selected by
  2  1 January 1, 2009.
  2  2    The bill also directs the department of human services to
  2  3 provide for the utilization of electronic health records by
  2  4 children in foster care.  The department is required to
  2  5 consult with the electronic health records system task force
  2  6 in implementing this requirement.
  2  7 LSB 1498YH 82
  2  8 pf:rj/je/5