Section 420-A:17-a Coverage for Diabetes Services and Supplies.
Every health service corporation and every similar corporation licensed under the laws of another state that issues or renews any policy, plan, or contract of individual or group or blanket accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses, shall provide to each individual or group, or to the portion of each group comprised of certificate holders of such insurance who are residents of this state, coverage for the medically appropriate and necessary outpatient self-management training and educational services, pursuant to a written order of a primary care physician or practitioner, including but not limited to medical nutrition therapy for the treatment of diabetes, provided by a certified, registered or licensed health care professional with expertise in diabetes, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy. Each health service corporation that issues or renews any individual or group or blanket policy, plan, or contract of accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses which provides a prescription rider shall cover medically appropriate or necessary insulin, oral agents and equipment used to treat diabetes subject to the terms and conditions of the policy. Each health service corporation that issues or renews any individual or group or blanket policy, plan, or contract of accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses which provides for durable medical equipment coverage shall provide coverage for medically appropriate or necessary equipment used to treat diabetes subject to the terms and conditions of the policy.
Source. 1997, 258:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1998 at 12:01 a.m.