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1998 SESSION

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SB 244 Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for diabetes.

Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for diabetes. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for diabetes. The coverage required includes benefits for the equipment, supplies and outpatient self-management training and education, including medical nutrition therapy, required for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-using diabetes, gestational diabetes and non-insulin-using diabetes, if prescribed by a health care professional legally authorized to prescribe such items under law. To qualify for coverage under this bill, diabetes outpatient self-management training and education must be provided by a certified, registered or licensed health care professional. The bill's provisions are applicable to policies and plans issued on and after July 1, 1998.

FULL TEXT

• 01/16/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 980452687  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/16/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 980452687
• 01/16/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/26/98  Senate: Continued to 1999 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)