PRINTER'S NO. 2550
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1843
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, HANBIDGE, SNYDER, FRANKEL, HOHENSTEIN,
ZABEL, HILL-EVANS, BARRAR, SAPPEY, BOBACK, ULLMAN,
SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN, WEBSTER, KOSIEROWSKI, MADDEN,
DONATUCCI, KAUFER, READSHAW, McNEILL, INNAMORATO, DALEY,
CALTAGIRONE, SCHWEYER, McCLINTON, YOUNGBLOOD, OTTEN AND KIM,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
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, providing
for coverage for epinephrine auto-injectors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known
as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 635.8. Coverage for Epinephrine Auto-Injectors.--(a)
Each health insurance policy that is amended, delivered, issued
or renewed on or after the effective date of this section shall
provide coverage for medically necessary epinephrine auto-
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injectors for individuals who are under nineteen (19) years of
age.
(b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Epinephrine auto-injector." As defined in 35 Pa.C.S. ยง 5502
(relating to definitions).
"Health insurance policy." As follows:
(1) A group or individual health or sickness or accident
insurance policy, subscriber contract or certificate that
provides hospital or medical/surgical coverage issued by an
entity subject to any of the following:
(i) This act, including section 630 and Article XXIV.
(ii) The act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364), known
as the "Health Maintenance Organization Act."
(iii) 40 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to hospital plan
corporations) or 63 (relating to professional health services
plan corporations).
(2) The term does not include any of the following types of
policies:
(i) Accident only.
(ii) Fixed indemnity.
(iii) Credit.
(iv) Dental.
(v) Vision.
(vi) Specified disease.
(vii) Medicare supplement.
(viii) CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Uniformed Services) supplement.
(ix) Long-term care or disability income.
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(x) Workers' compensation.
(xi) Automobile medical payment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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