House
File
173
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
173
BY
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
coverage
of
three-dimensional
mammography
1
and
including
applicability
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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H.F.
173
Section
1.
Section
514C.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
As
used
in
this
section
,
“minimum
mammography
3
examination
coverage”
means
benefits
which
are
better
than
or
4
equal
to
the
following
minimum
requirements:
5
a.
(1)
One
baseline
mammogram
for
any
woman
who
is
6
thirty-five
through
thirty-nine
years
of
age,
or
more
frequent
7
mammograms
if
recommended
by
the
woman’s
physician.
8
b.
(2)
A
mammogram
every
two
years
for
any
woman
who
is
9
forty
through
forty-nine
years
of
age,
or
more
frequently
if
10
recommended
by
the
woman’s
physician.
11
c.
(3)
A
mammogram
every
year
for
any
woman
who
is
fifty
12
years
of
age
or
older,
or
more
frequently
if
recommended
by
the
13
woman’s
physician.
14
b.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“minimum
mammography
15
examination
coverage”
shall
include
coverage
of
16
three-dimensional
mammography.
17
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
third-party
18
payment
provider
policies
or
contracts
issued
for
delivery,
19
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
state
on
or
after
January
1,
20
2020.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
provides
that
mandated
health
care
coverage
25
benefits
for
mammography
must
include
coverage
of
26
three-dimensional
mammography.
The
bill
is
applicable
to
27
third-party
payment
provider
policies
or
contracts
issued
for
28
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
state
on
or
after
29
January
1,
2020.
30
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