HF 2212 (LSB 5858YH (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE 2212

BY  RUNNING-MARQUARDT

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to coverage of three-dimensional mammography and including applicability date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 514C.4, subsection 2, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  a.  As used in this section, “minimum mammography examination coverage” means benefits which are better than or equal to the following minimum requirements:
   a.  (1)  One baseline mammogram for any woman who is thirty-five through thirty-nine years of age, or more frequent mammograms if recommended by the woman’s physician.
   b.  (2)  A mammogram every two years for any woman who is forty through forty-nine years of age, or more frequently if recommended by the woman’s physician.
   c.  (3)  A mammogram every year for any woman who is fifty years of age or older, or more frequently if recommended by the woman’s physician.
   b.  For purposes of this section, “minimum mammography examination coverage” shall include coverage of three-dimensional mammography.
    Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to third-party payment provider policies or contracts issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2017.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that mandated health care coverage benefits for mammography must include coverage of three-dimensional mammography. The bill is applicable to third-party payment provider policies or contracts issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2017.