| SB 0024 | Requires Health Insurers to Offer Coverage for Diabetes Treatment |
| Sponsor: | Curls | |||
| LR Number: | S0477.01T | Fiscal Note: | 0477-01 | |
| Committee: | Insurance and Housing | |||
| Last Action: | 07/01/97 - Signed by Governor | Journal page: | ||
| Title: | ||||
| Effective Date: | January 1, 1998 | |||
SB 24 - Insurers offering health insurance coverage shall include coverage for physician prescribed equipment, supplies and self-management training to be used in the management and treatment of diabetes. Coverage shall include persons with gestational, Type I and Type II diabetes. Health care services shall not charge greater deductibles or copayments for these service and may not reduce or eliminate coverage due to the requirements of this act.
This act applies to policies issued or delivered after
January 1, 1998. It does not apply to limited benefit health
insurance policies.
MIKE HOEFERKAMP