H0629B1090A00669 AJB:EJH 04/05/19 #90 A00669
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 629
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE RAPP
Printer's No. 1090
Amend Bill, page 2, line 14, by striking out "a"
Amend Bill, page 2, line 14, by striking out "disease" and
inserting
conditions
Amend Bill, page 2, line 15, by striking out "is much" and
inserting
may be
Amend Bill, page 4, line 22, by inserting before "A"
(a) Options.--
Amend Bill, page 5, by inserting between lines 1 and 2
(b) Required disclosure.--A health care practitioner shall
fully disclose all risks and benefits associated with any
recommended treatment option. The disclosure shall include
alternatives that a reasonable prudent patient would require to
make an informed decision. The disclosure of the information
under this subsection shall be recorded in the patient's medical
record.
Amend Bill, page 5, lines 6 through 16, by striking out
"cover the prescribed treatment for Lyme" in line 6 and all of
lines 7 through 16 and inserting
provide coverage for long-term antibiotic and
antimicrobial therapy for a patient with Lyme disease and
related tick-borne illnesses when determined by a health care
practitioner to be medically necessary and ordered by a
health care practitioner after making a thorough evaluation
of the patient's symptoms, diagnostic test results or
response to treatment.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as
limiting a health insurer's ability to use utilization
management tools.
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Amend Bill, page 5, line 17, by striking out "Immunity" and
inserting
Licensing authority
Amend Bill, page 5, lines 21 through 27, by striking out "or
for prescribing," in line 21 and all of lines 22 through 27 and
inserting
and recommending a treatment protocol which the health care
practitioner deems medically necessary based on the patient's
needs and responses to other clinical measures.
Amend Bill, page 6, line 28, by striking out "180" and
inserting
60
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