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1997 SESSION

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HB 2815 Health insurance; coverage for hemophilia and related disorders.

Introduced by: Frank D. Hargrove, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for hemophilia and congenital bleeding disorders. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to provide coverage for hemophilia and congenital bleeding disorders. The benefits mandated include coverage for expenses incurred with the treatment of routine bleeding episodes, and coverage for the purchase of blood products and blood infusion equipment required for home treatment of routine bleeding episodes when the home treatment is conducted under the supervision of the state-approved hemophilia treatment center. The bill's provisions are applicable to policies, plans and contracts delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on and after July 1, 1997. They are not applicable to short-term travel, accident only, limited or specified disease policies, or to short-term nonrenewable policies of not more than six months' duration.


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