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Title 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE

Chapter 33: HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACTS

§2763. Coverage for colorectal cancer screening

1. Colorectal cancer screening. For the purposes of this section, "colorectal cancer screening" means a colorectal cancer examination and laboratory test recommended by a health care provider in accordance with the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society.

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

2. Required coverage. All individual health insurance policies and contracts must provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening for asymptomatic individuals who are:

A. Fifty years of age or older; or [2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF).]

B. Less than 50 years of age and at high risk for colorectal cancer according to the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society. [2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF).]

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

3. Billing. If a colonoscopy is recommended by a health care provider as the colorectal cancer screening test in accordance with this section and a lesion is discovered and removed during that colonoscopy, the health care provider must bill the insurance company for a screening colonoscopy as the primary procedure.

§2763. Coverage for medically necessary infant formula

(As enacted by PL 2007, c. 595, §2 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 24-A, SECTION 2764)

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

RR 2007, c. 2, §11 (RAL). 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW). 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF). 2007, c. 595, §2 (NEW). 2007, c. 595, §5 (AFF).

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Maine > Title24a > Title24-Ach33sec0 > Title24-Asec2763

Title 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE

Chapter 33: HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACTS

§2763. Coverage for colorectal cancer screening

1. Colorectal cancer screening. For the purposes of this section, "colorectal cancer screening" means a colorectal cancer examination and laboratory test recommended by a health care provider in accordance with the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society.

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

2. Required coverage. All individual health insurance policies and contracts must provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening for asymptomatic individuals who are:

A. Fifty years of age or older; or [2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF).]

B. Less than 50 years of age and at high risk for colorectal cancer according to the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society. [2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF).]

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

3. Billing. If a colonoscopy is recommended by a health care provider as the colorectal cancer screening test in accordance with this section and a lesion is discovered and removed during that colonoscopy, the health care provider must bill the insurance company for a screening colonoscopy as the primary procedure.

§2763. Coverage for medically necessary infant formula

(As enacted by PL 2007, c. 595, §2 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 24-A, SECTION 2764)

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

RR 2007, c. 2, §11 (RAL). 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW). 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF). 2007, c. 595, §2 (NEW). 2007, c. 595, §5 (AFF).


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Maine > Title24a > Title24-Ach33sec0 > Title24-Asec2763

Title 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE

Chapter 33: HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACTS

§2763. Coverage for colorectal cancer screening

1. Colorectal cancer screening. For the purposes of this section, "colorectal cancer screening" means a colorectal cancer examination and laboratory test recommended by a health care provider in accordance with the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society.

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

2. Required coverage. All individual health insurance policies and contracts must provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening for asymptomatic individuals who are:

A. Fifty years of age or older; or [2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF).]

B. Less than 50 years of age and at high risk for colorectal cancer according to the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society. [2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF).]

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

3. Billing. If a colonoscopy is recommended by a health care provider as the colorectal cancer screening test in accordance with this section and a lesion is discovered and removed during that colonoscopy, the health care provider must bill the insurance company for a screening colonoscopy as the primary procedure.

§2763. Coverage for medically necessary infant formula

(As enacted by PL 2007, c. 595, §2 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 24-A, SECTION 2764)

[ 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW); 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

RR 2007, c. 2, §11 (RAL). 2007, c. 516, §2 (NEW). 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF). 2007, c. 595, §2 (NEW). 2007, c. 595, §5 (AFF).