AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIRED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BENEFITS RELATED TO BREAST CANCER.
To: (1) Require health insurance coverage for diagnostic mammograms, ultrasound screenings and magnetic resonance imaging of breasts and breast biopsies for both women and men; (2) reduce the minimum age at which an individual or group health insurance policy is required to provide coverage for a baseline mammogram from thirty-five to thirty years of age; and (3) require health insurance coverage for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in an individual who has been treated for a childhood cancer, and received radiation treatment that was directed at the individual's chest as part of the treatment for said childhood cancer, regardless of such individual's age.
Introduced by:
Rep. Gary A. Turco, 27th Dist.Rep. Dorinda Borer, 115th Dist.
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Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
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| 1/15/2021 | Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate |
Co-sponsors of HB-5189
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