§ 27-13-7-20 — Prohibition on chemotherapy coverage limitations

Indiana § 27-13-7-20

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 27: INSURANCE
• Art. 13: HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
• Ch. 7: Requirements for Group Contracts, Individual Contracts,

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(a) This section applies to an individual
contract or a group contract that provides coverage for both of the
following:
(1) Orally administered cancer chemotherapy.
(2) Cancer chemotherapy that is administered intravenously or by
injection.
(b) As used in this section, "cancer chemotherapy" means
medication that is prescribed by a physician to kill or slow the growth
of cancer cells.
(c) Coverage for orally administered cancer chemotherapy under an
individual contract or a group contract must not be subject to dollar
limits, copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that are less
favorable to an enrollee than the dollar limits, copayments, deductibles,
or coinsurance provisions that apply to coverage for cancer
chemotherapy that is administered intravenously or by injection under
the individual contract or group contract.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.46-2009, SEC.2.