PRINTER'S NO. 2618
No. 1995 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, LEACH, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI,
CAPPELLI, CIVERA, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CURRY, DENLINGER,
DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, JOSEPHS, KELLER, McGEEHAN,
O'NEILL, PISTELLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD
AND JAMES, SEPTEMBER 18, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, SEPTEMBER 18, 2003
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," providing for coverage of spacer
12 devices for asthma medication delivery.
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 634.1. Reimbursement for Spacer Devices for
19 Asthmatics.--Except to the extent already covered under another
20 policy, any individual or group health, sickness and accident
21 insurance policy, group health insurance plans/policies, and all
1 other forms of managed/capitated care plans/policies or
2 subscriber contract or certificate issued by any entity subject
3 to 40 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to hospital plan corporations) or
4 63 (relating to professional health services plan corporations)
5 or the act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364), known as the
6 "Health Maintenance Organization Act," or this act providing
7 hospital or medical/surgical coverage shall provide coverage of
8 spacer devices for asthma medication delivery.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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