89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 50: Relating to third-party payment of insurance benefits for medically necessary food, and vitamins and individual amino acids, for certain covered conditions, and including applicability provisions
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
F. This bill relates to third-party payment of insurance benefits for medically necessary food, and vitamins and individual amino acids, for certain covered conditions. The bill defines “covered condition” as inherited metabolic disorders; medical and surgical conditions of malabsorption; immunoglobulin E and non-immunoglobulin E-mediated allergies to food proteins; and inflammatory or immune mediated conditions of the alimentary tract. The definition also includes, as detailed in the bill, specific conditions under each of the different categories of conditions.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 16, 2021
- Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Martin L. Graber (R)
- Rep. Dave Jacoby (D) · david.jacoby@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against
For: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Nurse-Family Partnership
Against: Medica; Wellmark, Inc.
In plain words
- January 14, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce committee
- February 16, 2021House subcommittee named: Lundgren, Graber and Jacoby
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF50