Report Title:
Diabetes Coverage
Description:
Amends diabetes insurance coverage to include the right to access prescription drugs.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1362 |
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TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 431:10A-121, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§431:10A-121[]] Coverage for diabetes. (a) Each policy of accident and sickness insurance providing coverage for health care, other than an accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, medicare supplement, long-term care, or other limited benefit health insurance policy, that is issued or renewed in this State, shall provide coverage for outpatient diabetes self-management training, education, equipment, and supplies, if:
(1) The equipment, supplies, training, and education are medically necessary; and
(2) The equipment, supplies, training, and education are prescribed by a health care professional authorized to prescribe.
(b) For purposes of this section, "equipment and supplies" means medically necessary equipment and supplies, prescribed by a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority, including prescribed oral agents for controlling blood sugar that are included on the open formulary."
SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.
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