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Senators Butler of the 55th and Brown of the 26th offered the following amendment:
Senators Butler of the 55th and Brown of the 26th offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate Health and Human Services Committee substitute to SB 404 (LC 33
2460S) by striking lines 26 through 29 of page 6 and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
(f)
All insurance policies offered for sale on the GHM shall include coverage for
the following procedures which are critical to the early detection of
life-threatening diseases: ovarian cancer screening, colorectal cancer
screening, diabetes screening, pap smears, mammograms, prostate specific antigen
tests, coverage for prescription inhalers, chlamydia screening, coverage for
complications of pregnancy, coverage for hospital stays after delivery, direct
access to obstetricians and gynecologists, and coverage for prescribed female
contraceptive drugs or devices.
By
striking lines 6 through 9 of page 8 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
Products
offered pursuant to this Code section shall not be subject to other Title 33
provisions including but not limited to provisions which require specific state
mandated health benefits, which regulate premiums, or which regulate the
issuance or cancellation of policies; provided, however, that such offered
products shall include coverage of chlamydia screening, coverage for
complications of pregnancy, coverage for hospital stays after delivery, direct
access to obstetricians and gynecologists, coverage for prescribed female
contraceptive drugs or devices, and coverage for prescription inhalers.