Bill Text: IA SF2383 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing an interim study committee to review and evaluate continuity of care and nonmedical switching practices of health carriers, health benefit plans, and utilization review organizations. (Formerly SSB 3117.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-24 - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 398. [SF2383 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2383-Introduced.html
Senate
File
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3117)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
interim
study
committee
to
review
1
and
evaluate
continuity
of
care
and
nonmedical
switching
2
practices
of
health
carriers,
health
benefit
plans,
and
3
utilization
review
organizations.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
CONTINUITY
OF
CARE
AND
NONMEDICAL
SWITCHING
1
PRACTICES
INTERIM
STUDY
COMMITTEE.
2
1.
The
legislative
council
is
requested
to
establish
a
study
3
committee
to
meet
during
the
2020
legislative
interim
to
review
4
and
evaluate
the
current
continuity
of
care
and
nonmedical
5
switching
practices
of
health
carriers,
health
benefit
plans,
6
and
utilization
review
organizations
for
health
benefit
plans
7
that
are
delivered,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
state.
The
8
interim
study
committee
shall
identify
areas
in
which
the
9
continuity
of
care
and
nonmedical
switching
practices
may
be
10
deficient
in
meeting
the
needs
of
individuals
enrolled
in
a
11
health
benefit
plan,
and
identify
alternative
practices
to
12
improve
or
eliminate
the
deficiencies.
13
2.
In
addition
to
legislative
members,
the
membership
of
14
the
interim
study
committee
shall
include
at
least
one
public
15
member
representing
each
of
the
following:
16
a.
The
Iowa
insurance
division.
17
b.
The
alliance
for
patient
access.
18
c.
The
epilepsy
foundation
of
Iowa.
19
d.
The
Iowa
biotechnology
association.
20
e.
The
Iowa
pharmacy
association.
21
f.
The
national
alliance
on
mental
illness,
Iowa.
22
g.
Johnson
and
johnson
services,
inc.
23
h.
Genetech,
inc.
24
i.
Americas
health
insurance
plans.
25
j.
Cigna
corporate
services,
llc.
26
k.
The
federation
of
Iowa
insurers.
27
l.
The
Iowa
association
of
business
and
industry.
28
m.
The
Iowa
association
of
health
underwriters.
29
n.
Wellmark.
30
o.
CVS
health.
31
3.
The
interim
study
committee
shall
submit
findings
and
32
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
33
December
1,
2020.
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
requests
that
the
legislative
council
establish
3
an
interim
study
committee
to
review
and
evaluate
continuity
4
of
care
and
nonmedical
switching
practices
of
health
carriers,
5
health
benefit
plans,
and
utilization
review
organizations
for
6
health
benefit
plans
that
are
delivered,
continued,
or
renewed
7
in
this
state.
8
The
interim
study
committee
must
identify
areas
in
which
9
the
continuity
of
care
and
nonmedical
switching
practices
may
10
be
deficient
in
meeting
the
needs
of
individuals
enrolled
in
11
a
health
benefit
plan,
and
identify
alternative
practices
to
12
improve
or
eliminate
the
deficiencies.
13
In
addition
to
legislative
members,
the
membership
of
the
14
interim
study
committee
must
include
at
least
one
public
member
15
from
each
of
the
organizations
named
in
the
bill.
16
The
interim
study
committee
is
required
to
submit
its
17
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
18
assembly
by
December
1,
2020.
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