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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 518: Establishing a veterans recovery pilot program and fund for the reimbursement of expenses related to providing hyperbaric oxygen treatment to eligible veterans and making appropriations

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill establishes a veterans recovery pilot program, administered by the department of veterans affairs for the reimbursement of expenses related to providing hyperbaric oxygen treatment to eligible veterans.1 establishes definitions applicable to the new Code chapter, including definitions for “commission”, “department”, “health care practitioner”, “hyperbaric oxygen treatment”, “traumatic brain injury”, “treatment facility”, and “veteran”. Specifically, the bill defines “hyperbaric oxygen treatment” as treatment, including diagnostic testing and other related medical treatments, for diabetic foot ulcers, traumatic brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder prescribed by a health care practitioner that utilizes a United States food and drug administration-approved hyperbaric chamber or hyperbaric oxygen device.

Sponsors

Rep. Eddie Andrews (R), Rep. Brooke Boden (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Steven C. Holt (R), Rep. Chad Ingels (R), Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R), Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R), Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R), Rep. Matthew Rinker (R), Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. Jennifer J. Smith (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. John H. Wills (R), Rep. David E. Young (R)

Cost

Cost: up to $51,000

8 million and includes the cost of treating 10 veterans, the cost for additional staff needed by the DVA, and ongoing operating costs. In addition, there would be an additional $51,000 in one-time costs for computer equipment and a State vehicle.

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. March 20, 2025Cost 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/91/HF518