PRINTER'S NO. 2450
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1918
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, MADDEN, GUENST, SANCHEZ, CIRESI, POWELL,
DELLOSO, CERRATO, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND D. WILLIAMS,
DECEMBER 13, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, DECEMBER 13, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An
act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and
consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of
insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and
protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds
associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and
fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and
supervision of insurance carried by such companies,
associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by
the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and
repealing existing laws," in casualty insurance, further
providing for reimbursement for diabetic supplies.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 634(a) and (c) of the act of May 17, 1921
(P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921,
are amended to read:
Section 634. Reimbursement for Diabetic Supplies.--(a)
Except to the extent already covered under another policy, any
individual or group health, sickness and accident insurance
policy, group health insurance plans/policies, and all other
forms of managed/capitated care plans/policies or subscriber
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contract or certificate issued by any entity subject to Article
XXIV, 40 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to hospital plan corporations)
or 63 (relating to professional health services plan
corporations) or the act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701,
No.364), known as the "Health Maintenance Organization Act,"
[the act of December 14, 1992 (P.L.835, No.134), known as the
"Fraternal Benefit Societies Code,"] or other provision of this
act providing hospital or medical/surgical coverage shall
provide coverage of the equipment, supplies and outpatient self-
management training and education, including medical nutrition
therapy for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes,
insulin-using diabetes, gestational diabetes and non-insulin-
using diabetes if prescribed by a health care professional
legally authorized to prescribe such items under law. The
benefits specified in this section may be provided through a
combination of policies, contracts, certificates or riders,
including major medical contracts.
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(c) Equipment and supplies shall include the following:
[blood glucose monitors, monitor supplies, insulin, injection
aids, syringes, insulin infusion devices, pharmacological agents
for controlling blood sugar and orthotics.]
(1) blood glucose monitors, including continuous glucose
monitors;
(2) monitor supplies;
(3) insulin;
(4) injection aids;
(5) syringes;
(6) insulin infusion devices;
(7) pharmacological agents for controlling blood sugar; and
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(8) orthotics.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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