SPONSOR: Sen. Blevins & Rep. Maier ;
Sens. Henry, Sokola, Adams, Cook, DeLuca, Marshall, McBride, McDowell, Sharp, Vaughn, Bunting; Reps. Keeley, Price, Schroeder, Miro, Cloutier
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 35 of Title 18 of the Delaware Code by adding thereto a new section 3359 to read:
"§3559 (a) Every individual or group hospital service corporation contract, individual or group medical service corporation contract, individual or group health service corporation contract, individual health insurance policy, group health insurance policy, and contract for health care services that provides hospital, outpatient services, or medical expense benefits and provides coverage for prescription drugs and that is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to Title 18 of the Delaware Code or is approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Insurance Commissioner shall provide benefits to any subscriber or other person covered thereunder for expenses incurred for the following equipment and supplies for the treatment of diabetes, if recommended or prescribed by a physician: insulin pumps; if recommended or prescribed by a physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist: blood glucose meters and strips, urine testing strips, insulin, syringes, and pharmacological agents for controlling blood sugar.
Section 2. Amend Chapter 33 of Title 18 of the Delaware Code by adding thereto a new section 3344 to read:
"§3344 (a) Every individual or group hospital service corporation contract, individual or group medical service corporation contract, individual or group health service corporation contract, individual health insurance policy, group health insurance policy, and contract for health care services that provides hospital, including outpatient services, or medical expense benefits and provides coverage for prescription drugs and that is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to Title 18 of the Delaware Code or is approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Insurance Commissioner shall provide benefits to any subscriber or other person covered thereunder for expenses incurred for the following equipment and supplies for the treatment of diabetes, if recommended or prescribed by a physician: insulin pumps; if recommended or prescribed by a physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist: blood glucose meters and strips, urine testing strips, insulin, syringes, and pharmacological agents for controlling blood sugar.
Section 3. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable.
This Bill requires every individual or group hospital service corporation contract, individual or group medical service corporation contract, individual or group health service corporation contract, individual health insurance policy, group health insurance policy, and contract for health care services that provides a prescription drug benefit to include in such benefit, coverage for diabetes equipment and supplies.
Author: Senator BlevinsSD : FJM : VZN
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