HF 226: Relating to secondary health benefit plans’ access to explanation of benefits from primary health benefit plans

What it does

This bill relates to secondary health benefit plans’ (plan) access to explanation of benefits from primary health benefit plans. If a covered person’s secondary plan requests a copy of an explanation of benefits (EOB) from a covered person’s primary plan, the primary plan shall provide a copy of the EOB no later than calendar days from the date of the request. “EOB” is defined in the bill.

House subcommittee · named February 8, 2023

• Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Michael R. Bergan (R) · michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

1. February 7, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. February 8, 2023House subcommittee named: Boden, Bergan and Brown-Powers
3. February 23, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 23, 2023Approved by the House committee
5. February 27, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 467
6. March 21, 2023Withdrawn