PRINTER'S NO. 3642
No. 2638 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY RUDY, McHALE, E. Z. TAYLOR, MAIALE, BILLOW, MELIO,
PISTELLA, HECKLER, TRELLO, STABACK, TELEK, JAROLIN, JOHNSON,
MORRIS AND HARPER, JUNE 5, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JUNE 5, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An
2 act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and
3 consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of
4 insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and
5 protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds
6 associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and
7 fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and
8 supervision of insurance carried by such companies,
9 associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by
10 the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and
11 repealing existing laws," requiring emergency medical service
12 coverage.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known
16 as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended by adding a
17 section to read:
18 Section 633. Reimbursement for Emergency Medical Services.--
19 All individual or group health, sickness or accident insurance
20 policies or subscriber contracts or certificates issued by any
21 entity subject to 40 Pa.C.S. Chs. 61 (relating to hospital plan
22 corporations) and 63 (relating to professional health services
1 plan corporations), this act, or the act of July 29, 1977
2 (P.L.105, No.38), known as the "Fraternal Benefit Society Code,"
3 providing hospital or medical/surgical coverage shall include
4 within their coverage benefits for emergency medical basic and
5 advanced life support services provided for by paramedics and
6 emergency medical personnel.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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