House File 545 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 545 BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 348) A BILL FOR An Act creating a new category of allowable expenditures from 1 the veterans trust fund. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2090HV (2) 85 aw/sc

H.F. 545 Section 1. Section 35A.13, subsection 6, Code 2013, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . m. Expenses related to screening or 3 treatment for any medical need related to a military 4 service-connected traumatic brain injury sustained while on 5 federal active duty, state active duty, or national guard duty, 6 as defined in section 29A.1, or sustained while on federal 7 reserve duty pursuant to orders issued under Tit. 10 of the 8 United States Code for which payment or reimbursement is not 9 otherwise available through any other federal or state program 10 or, if applicable, through a veteran’s private insurance or 11 managed care organization. 12 EXPLANATION 13 This bill creates a new category of allowable expenditures 14 from the veterans trust fund. The bill allows the commission 15 of veterans affairs to expend moneys on expenses related to 16 screening or treatment for any medical need related to a 17 military service-connected traumatic brain injury for which 18 payment or reimbursement is not otherwise available through any 19 other federal or state program or, if applicable, through a 20 veteran’s private insurance or managed care organization. 21 -1- LSB 2090HV (2) 85 aw/sc 1/ 1