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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 89: Relating to reimbursement rates for health care services for mental health conditions, illnesses, injuries, or diseases provided to covered persons by telehealth, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

6 million for the first year of implementation. As health care costs increase and utilization patterns change, additional costs are expected in subsequent fiscal years. Fiscal Note Fiscal Services Division 2 Telehealth Claims Paid Through Medicaid Currently, t…

House subcommittee · named January 19, 2021

  • Rep. Joel Fry (R)
  • Rep. Kristin Sunde (D)
  • Rep. Eddie Andrews (R) · eddie.andrews@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 34 for, 2 against

For: Autism Speaks; Blank Childrens Hospital; Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; CHAIN; CHILDSERVE; Coalition for Family and Children's Services in Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines University; Disability Rights Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Epilepsy Foundation Iowa; EveryStep; and 22 more

Against: Federation of Iowa Insurers; SmileDirectClub, LLC

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. January 19, 2021House subcommittee named: Fry, Sunde and Andrews
  3. January 21, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. January 27, 2021Approved by the House committee
  5. March 8, 2021Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF89