| SB 0841 | Requires health carriers to provide chiropractic care as part of their basic health care services |
| Sponsor: | Klarich | |||
| LR Number: | 3509S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 3509-01 | |
| Committee: | Insurance and Housing | |||
| Last Action: | 02/19/02 - Voted Do Pass S Insurance & Housing Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2002 | |||
SB 841 - This act requires health carriers to provide
chiropractic care as part of basic health care services. Covered
enrolles who wish to receive such care shall have direct access
to a chiropractic physician within the provider network. The
enrollee shall have the right to obtain clinically necessary and
appropriate follow-up care. Health carrier gatekeepers shall not
intentionally misinform an enrollee about the availability of
chiropractic services under the enrollee's plan. Chiropractic
services provided by a chiropractor shall be subject to
reasonable deductibles, copayments and other benefit limits, but
such limits shall not function to direct treatment in a manner
which unfairly discriminates against the chiropractor.
STEPHEN WITTE