TITLE 27

Insurance

CHAPTER 27-19

Nonprofit Hospital Service Corporations

SECTION 27-19-20



   § 27-19-20  Mammograms and pap smears

– Coverage mandated. –

(a) Subscribers to any nonprofit hospital service plan shall be afforded

coverage under the plan for mammograms and pap smears, in accordance with

guidelines established by the American Cancer Society.



   (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter,

subscribers to any nonprofit hospital service plan shall be afforded coverage

for two (2) screening mammograms per year when recommended by a physician for

women who have been treated for breast cancer within the last five (5) years or

who are at high risk of developing breast cancer due to genetic predisposition

(BRCA gene mutation or multiple first degree relatives) or high risk lesion on

prior biopsy (lobular carcinoma in situ) or atypical ductal hyperplasia.



History of Section.

(P.L. 1988, ch. 532, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 405, § 2.)