Report Title:

Health Insurance; Oral Chemotherapy Treatments

 

Description:

Includes methods of oral chemotherapy treatment in health insurances coverage.

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2119

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to health insurance.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 10A to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§431:10A-      Oral chemotherapy treatment coverage.  Each accident and health or sickness policy, contract, plan, or agreement shall provide coverage for a prescribed chemotherapy agent as a medical benefit, and not as a drug benefit, regardless of whether the agent is to be administered intravenously, orally, or by injection."

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 432, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§432:1-      Oral chemotherapy treatment coverage.  All individual or group hospital or medical service plan contracts shall provide coverage for a prescribed chemotherapy agent as a medical benefit, and not as a drug benefit, regardless of whether the agent is to be administered intravenously, orally, or by injection."

     SECTION 3.  Section 432D-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§432D-23  Required provisions and benefits.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, each policy, contract, plan, or agreement issued in the [State] state after January 1, 1995, by health maintenance organizations pursuant to this chapter, shall include benefits provided in sections 431:10-212, 431:10A-115, 431:10A-115.5, 431:10A-116, 431:10A-116.5, 431:10A-116.6, 431:10A-119, 431:10A-120, [and] 431:10A-121, and 431:10A-    , and chapter 431M."

     SECTION 4.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

     SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2009.

 

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