| SB 0424 | Requires insurers to provide direct access to OB/GYN services and provide other women-related health coverage |
| Sponsor: | Jacob | |||
| LR Number: | 1774S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 1774-01 | |
| Committee: | Insurance and Housing | |||
| Last Action: | 03/13/01 - Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2001 | |||
SB 424 - This act requires insurance companies to offer enrollees direct access to OB/GYN services through open referral whenever services are medically appropriate; annually notify enrollees of cancer screenings provided by the health care plan; provide coverage for bone density testing for postmenopausal women; and provide 100% coverage for contraceptives.
Similar provisions are contained in TAT CCS/SS/SCS/HS/HCS HB
762 (2001), TAT CCS/HS/HCS/SCS/SB 266 (2001) and SCS/SBs 391 &
395 (2001).
STEPHEN WITTE