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

SF 165: Relating to health care benefits coverage for specified pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $350,000

The cost of SF 165 across all State funds ranges from approximately $65,000 to $350,000, assuming 13 to 14 children covered by the State of Iowa health insurance plan have exhausted other treatment protocols and are identified as candidates for IVIG or therape…

Senate subcommittee · named February 1, 2021

  • Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Craig Steven Williams (R) · craig.williams@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 4 against

For: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Hospital Association; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy

Against: Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.; Medica; United Healthcare Services, Inc.; Wellmark, Inc.

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. February 1, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Brown, Petersen and Williams
  3. February 11, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. March 3, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/SF165