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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SSB 3189: SSB 3189

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) to accept as a participating network provider any licensed pharmacy or pharmacist located within the geographic service area of the MCO if the licensed pharmacy or pharmacist consents to participation, meets and agrees to the conditions for participation in the Medicaid program as established by the department of human services (DHS), complies with the applicable provisions of Code chapter 155A (pharmacy), and accepts as reimbursement the prevailing Medicaid reimbursement. DHS shall adopt administrative rules to administer the bill.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2020

  • Sen. Thomas A. Greene (R)
  • Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against

For: ARJ Infusion Services, Inc.

Against: Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP); Anthem, Inc. and Its Affiliates Including Amerigroup

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. February 18, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Greene, Johnson and Quirmbach

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SSB3189