| SB 0181 | Requires insurance coverage for early cancer detection |
| Sponsor: | Maxwell | |||
| LR Number: | S0854.01I | Fiscal Note: | 0854-01 | |
| Committee: | Public Health and Welfare | |||
| Last Action: | 04/12/99 - Voted Do Pass S Public Health & Welfare Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1999 | |||
SB 181 - This act deals with insurance coverage for early cancer detection. Section 376.1195 requires certain individual and group health insurance policies to provide coverage to members for the following services by December 31, 1999:
1. A pelvic examination and pap smear for nonsym women; 2. A prostate examination and laboratory tests f for nonsymptomatic men; and 3. A colorectal cancer examination and laborator for nonsymptomatic persons.
All services must be performed in accordance with the
American Cancer Society guidelines. This section does not apply
to accident-only, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-
term care, or other limited benefit health insurance policies.
This provision is substantially similar to HB 191.
ERIN MOTLEY