House File 174 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 174 BY RUNNING-MARQUARDT A BILL FOR An Act relating to breast cancer screening and treatment under 1 the Medicaid program. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1517YH (2) 85 pf/nh
H.F. 174 Section 1. Section 249A.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a), subparagraph 2 subdivision (iii), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 3 (iii) Have been screened for breast and cervical cancer 4 under the United States centers for disease control and 5 prevention breast and cervical cancer early detection program 6 established under 42 U.S.C. § 300k et seq., in accordance with 7 the requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 300n, and need treatment for 8 breast or cervical cancer. A woman is considered screened for 9 breast and cervical cancer under this subparagraph subdivision 10 if the woman is screened by any provider or entity, and the 11 state grantee of the United States centers for disease control 12 and prevention funds under Tit. XV of the federal Public Health 13 Services Act has elected to include screening activities by 14 that provider or entity as screening activities pursuant to 15 Tit. XV of the federal Public Health Services Act. This 16 screening includes but is not limited to breast or cervical 17 cancer screenings or related diagnostic services provided 18 by family planning or community health centers and breast 19 cancer screenings funded by the Susan G. Komen foundation 20 nonprofit organizations which are provided to women who meet 21 the eligibility requirements established by the state grantee 22 of the United States centers for disease control and prevention 23 funds under Tit. XV of the federal Public Health Services Act. 24 Sec. 2. MEDICAID STATE PLAN AMENDMENT. The department of 25 human services shall submit a medical assistance state plan 26 amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of 27 the United States department of health and human services to 28 provide for applicability of the federal Breast and Cervical 29 Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 30 106-354, to both men and women. 31 EXPLANATION 32 This bill relates to the federal Breast and Cervical Cancer 33 Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 and its application to 34 Medicaid. The bill amends the reference in the Medicaid 35 -1- LSB 1517YH (2) 85 pf/nh 1/ 2
H.F. 174 eligibility provisions to the providers of breast cancer 1 screenings to provide that any nonprofit organization, not 2 only specifically the Susan G. Komen foundation, which funds 3 screenings provided to women who meet the federal requirements 4 may provide the screening for the program. The bill also 5 directs the department of human services to submit a medical 6 assistance state plan amendment to the centers for Medicare and 7 Medicaid services to provide for applicability of the federal 8 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 9 to both men and women. Currently, the Act’s provisions are 10 applicable only to women. 11 -2- LSB 1517YH (2) 85 pf/nh 2/ 2