| SB 0099 | Individual/group health insurance policies to provide certain cancer screening exams to nonsymptomatic patients |
| Sponsor: | Kenney | |||
| LR Number: | S0575.01I | Fiscal Note: | 0575-01 | |
| Committee: | Insurance and Housing | |||
| Last Action: | 01/14/99 - Referred S Insurance & Housing Committee | Journal page: | S98 | |
| Title: | ||||
| Effective Date: | August 28, 1999 | |||
SB 99 - This act requires individual and group health
insurance policies to provide coverage for: 1)pelvic examinations
and pap smears for nonsymptomatic women; 2) prostate examinations
for nonsymptomatic men; and 3) colorectal cancer examinations for
nonsymptomatic individuals. The examinations shall be given in
accordance with the current American Cancer Society guidelines.
The services shall be provided with no deductible, but the
patient will be required to pay any copayment, not to exceed $25,
if required by his or her policy. This provision shall not apply
to accident-only, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-
term care, or other limited benefit health insurance policies.
STEPHEN WITTE