House File 2207 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2207 BY SWAIM A BILL FOR An Act relating to insurance coverage of cranial prostheses for 1 cancer patients and including applicability provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5841YH (3) 84 av/nh

H.F. 2207 Section 1. Section 514C.24, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. Notwithstanding the uniformity of 3 treatment requirements of section 514C.6, a contract, policy, 4 or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment for 5 cancer treatment shall provide coverage benefits for a cranial 6 prosthesis prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter 148 7 for chemotherapy-induced alopecia. 8 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to third-party 9 payment provider policies, contracts, or plans specified in 10 section 514C.24, subsection 2, that are delivered, issued for 11 delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after July 12 1, 2012. 13 EXPLANATION 14 This bill requires that specified individual and group 15 contracts, policies, or plans providing for third-party payment 16 or prepayment for cancer treatment shall provide coverage 17 benefits for a cranial prosthesis (wig) prescribed by a 18 physician for chemotherapy-induced hair loss. The bill applies 19 to third-party payment provider policies, contracts, or plans 20 that are delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed 21 in this state on or after July 1, 2012. 22 -1- LSB 5841YH (3) 84 av/nh 1/ 1