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ADOPTED
Senator Johnson of the 1st offered the following amendment:
Senator Johnson of the 1st offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate Health and Human Services Committee substitute to SB 404 (LC 33
2460S) by inserting
"individual"
after
"comparing"
on line 15 of page 5.
By
striking from line 24 of page 5 the following language:
small
group or
By
striking line 26 of page 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
(4)
Individual health care savings accounts, including any health care plan offering
medical savings
By
striking line 7 of page 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
(6)
Individual catastrophic coverage products only as authorized pursuant to Code
Section 33-62-8.
By
inserting at the end of line 29 of page 6 the following:
Further,
policies offered for sale on the GHM which include a primary care component
shall offer beneficiaries the choice of designating an obstetrician or
gynecologist as their primary care physician.
By
inserting on line 34 of page 7 after
"GHM"
the following language:
by
participating insurers and agents
By
inserting after line 21 of page 8 the following:
(e)
All products offered for sale on the GHM pursuant to this Code section 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, and prostate
specific antigen tests. Further, products offered under this Code section which
include a primary care component shall offer beneficiaries the choice of
designating an obstetrician or gynecologist as their primary care physician.