House File 833 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  SWAIM


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to coverage for certain diagnostic tests.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 2589HH 82
  4 av/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  514C.23  DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.
  1  2    A carrier, as defined in section 513B.2; an organized
  1  3 delivery system authorized under 1993 Iowa Acts, ch. 158, and
  1  4 licensed by the director of public health; or a plan
  1  5 established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees,
  1  6 which provides coverage for diagnostic tests, including but
  1  7 not limited to X rays, computer axial tomography scans, and
  1  8 magnetic resonance imaging, ordered by a covered individual's
  1  9 treating physician shall not require prior authorization for
  1 10 coverage of such services.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill provides that if health care coverage pays for
  1 13 diagnostic tests ordered by a covered individual's treating
  1 14 physician, no prior authorization for such services can be
  1 15 required.
  1 16 LSB 2589HH 82
  1 17 av:nh/je/5