Bill Text: IA HF2031 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting certain health carriers from excluding certain out-of-state health care professionals from participating as providers, via telehealth, under the carriers' policies, plans, and contracts, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 2245.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-10 - Withdrawn. H.J. 542. [HF2031 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2031-Introduced.html
House
File
2031
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2031
BY
FRY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
certain
health
carriers
from
excluding
1
certain
out-of-state
health
care
professionals
from
2
participating
as
providers,
via
telehealth,
under
the
3
carriers’
policies,
plans,
and
contracts,
and
including
4
effective
date
and
applicability
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
514C.34,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
a.
Health
care
services
that
are
delivered
by
telehealth
3
must
be
appropriate
and
delivered
in
accordance
with
applicable
4
law
and
generally
accepted
health
care
practices
and
standards
5
prevailing
at
the
time
the
health
care
services
are
provided,
6
including
all
rules
adopted
by
the
appropriate
professional
7
licensing
board,
pursuant
to
chapter
147
,
having
oversight
8
of
the
health
care
professional
providing
the
health
care
9
services.
10
b.
A
health
carrier
shall
not
exclude
a
health
care
11
professional
who
provides
services
for
mental
health
12
conditions,
illnesses,
injuries,
or
diseases
and
who
is
13
physically
located
out-of-state
from
participating
as
a
14
provider,
via
telehealth,
under
a
policy,
plan,
or
contract
15
offered
by
the
health
carrier
in
the
state
if
all
of
the
16
following
requirements
are
met:
17
(1)
The
health
care
professional
is
licensed
in
this
state
18
by
the
appropriate
professional
licensing
board
and
is
able
19
to
deliver
health
care
services
for
mental
health
conditions,
20
illnesses,
injuries,
or
diseases
via
telehealth
in
compliance
21
with
paragraph
“a”
.
22
(2)
The
health
care
professional
is
able
to
satisfy
the
same
23
criteria
that
the
health
carrier
uses
to
qualify
a
health
care
24
professional
who
is
located
in
the
state,
and
who
holds
the
25
same
license
as
the
out-of-state
professional,
to
participate
26
as
a
provider,
via
telehealth,
under
a
policy,
plan,
or
27
contract
offered
by
the
health
carrier
in
the
state.
28
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
29
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
30
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
health
carriers
31
that
deliver,
issue
for
delivery,
continue,
or
renew
a
policy,
32
contract,
or
plan
in
this
state
on
or
after
the
effective
date
33
of
this
Act.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
prohibits
certain
health
carriers
(carriers)
3
from
excluding
certain
out-of-state
health
care
professionals
4
(professionals)
who
provide
services
for
mental
health
5
conditions,
illnesses,
injuries,
or
diseases
(mental
health)
6
from
participating
as
providers,
via
telehealth,
under
a
7
policy,
plan,
or
contract
offered
by
the
health
carrier
if
8
the
professional
is
licensed
in
Iowa,
is
able
to
deliver
9
health
care
services
for
mental
health
via
telehealth
in
10
compliance
with
Code
chapter
514C.34,
and
is
able
to
satisfy
11
the
same
criteria
that
the
carrier
uses
to
qualify
in-state
12
professionals,
who
hold
the
same
license
as
the
out-of-state
13
professional,
as
providers.
14
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
to
carriers
15
that
deliver,
issue
for
delivery,
continue,
or
renew
a
16
policy,
contract,
or
plan
in
this
state
on
or
after
the
bill’s
17
effective
date.
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