Senate Study Bill 3103 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ZAUN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to submission by the commissioner of insurance 1 of a state innovation waiver application relating to the 2 availability of quality health care pursuant to the federal 3 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5841XC (4) 87 ko/rj
S.F. _____ Section 1. SUBMISSION OF STATE INNOVATION WAIVER 1 APPLICATION RELATING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY HEALTH 2 CARE. The commissioner of insurance shall, as soon as 3 possible after the effective date of this Act, submit a state 4 innovation waiver application pursuant to section 1332 of the 5 federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 6 No. 111-148. The commissioner shall submit Iowa’s proposed 7 Stopgap Measure previously submitted on August 21, 2017, or a 8 comparable proposal. 9 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 10 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill directs the commissioner of insurance to submit 15 Iowa’s proposed Stopgap Measure, previously submitted on August 16 21, 2017, or a comparable proposal, as a state innovation 17 waiver application pursuant to section 1332 of the federal 18 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 19 111-148. 20 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 21 -1- LSB 5841XC (4) 87 ko/rj 1/ 1