PRINTER'S NO. 3719
No. 2692 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY MICOZZIE, ADOLPH, CIVERA, TRUE, SCHULER,
ZIMMERMAN, GANNON, BARRAR, COLAFELLA, LAUGHLIN AND COLAIZZO,
JUNE 9, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JUNE 9, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 22, 1994 (P.L.136, No.20), entitled
2 "An act mandating health insurance coverage of annual
3 gynecological examinations and routine pap smears; and making
4 repeals," further providing for legislative findings and for
5 mandated coverage.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Sections 2 and 4 of the act of April 22, 1994
9 (P.L.136, No.20), known as the Women's Preventative Health
10 Services Act, are amended by adding paragraphs to read:
11 Section 2. Declaration of policy.
12 The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
13 * * *
14 (8) Technological advances in medical science have led to
15 the development of newer tests which yield results superior to
16 those obtained with the conventional cerviocovaginal
17 papanicolaou test or pap smear.
18 (9) In 1996, the United Stated Food and Drug Administration
19 approved the fluid-based, thin-layer preparation test as a
1 replacement for the conventional cerviocovaginal papanicolaou
2 test or pap smear.
3 Section 4. Mandated coverage.
4 A health insurance policy which is delivered, issued for
5 delivery, renewed, extended or modified in this Commonwealth by
6 a health care insurer shall provide that the health insurance
7 benefits applicable under the policy include coverage for
8 periodic health maintenance to include:
9 * * *
10 (3) Other cervical cancer screening methods approved by
11 the United States Food and Drug Administration. Such
12 screening shall include fluid-based, thin-layer preparation
13 tests.
14 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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