Senate
Study
Bill
1060
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BOUSSELOT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
cost-sharing
requirements
for
supplemental
1
and
diagnostic
breast
examinations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
514C.4A,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
“Cost-sharing”
means
any
coverage
limit,
3
copayment,
coinsurance,
deductible,
or
other
out-of-pocket
cost
4
obligation
imposed
by
a
policy,
contract,
or
plan
providing
for
5
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
or
medical
expenses
6
on
a
covered
person.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
514C.4A,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
8
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Cost-sharing
shall
not
be
imposed
for
10
coverage
required
under
this
section.
11
Sec.
3.
Section
514C.4A,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
12
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
13
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
If
a
covered
person’s
policy,
contract,
14
or
plan
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
15
health
or
medical
expenses
qualifies
as
a
high-deductible
16
health
plan
under
section
223
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
17
subsection
2,
paragraph
“c”
,
shall
apply
only
after
the
covered
18
person
satisfies
the
covered
person’s
minimum
deductible,
19
except
for
items
or
services
determined
to
be
preventive
care
20
under
section
223(c)(2)(C)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
21
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
third-party
22
payment
provider
contracts,
policies,
or
plans
delivered,
23
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
state
on
or
24
after
January
1,
2026.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
cost-sharing
requirements
for
29
supplemental
and
diagnostic
breast
examinations.
30
Under
the
bill,
a
policy,
contract,
or
plan
providing
for
31
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
or
medical
expenses
32
shall
not
impose
cost-sharing
requirements
for
required
33
coverage
of
supplemental
and
diagnostic
breast
examinations.
34
“Cost-sharing”
is
defined
in
the
bill.
If
a
covered
person’s
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policy,
contract,
or
plan
qualifies
as
a
high-deductible
1
health
plan
(HDHP)
under
section
223
of
the
Internal
Revenue
2
Code
(IRC),
the
cost-sharing
prohibition
shall
apply
only
to
3
the
covered
person’s
qualified
HDHP
after
the
covered
person
4
satisfies
the
covered
person’s
minimum
deductible,
except
5
for
items
or
services
determined
to
be
preventive
care
under
6
section
223(c)(2)(C)
of
the
IRC.
7
The
bill
applies
to
third-party
payment
provider
contracts,
8
policies,
or
plans
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
9
or
renewed
in
this
state
on
or
after
January
1,
2026.
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