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2003 SESSION
SB 1081 Health insurance; mandated coverage for morbid obesity treatment.
Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Health insurance; mandated coverage for morbid obesity treatment. Requires that the standards and criteria, including those related to diet, used by insurers to approve or restrict access to surgery for morbid obesity shall be based upon current clinical guidelines recognized by the National Institutes of Health. This is intended to clarify whether insurers can consider dietary standards.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Health insurance; mandated coverage for morbid obesity treatment. Requires that the standards and criteria, including those related to diet, used by insurers to approve or restrict access to surgery for morbid obesity shall be based upon current clinical guidelines recognized by the National Institutes of Health. This is intended to clarify whether insurers can consider dietary standards.