Maine § 24-A §2847-N Coverage for colorectal cancer screening

Maine Statutes

§ 24-A §2847-N — Coverage for colorectal cancer screening

Maine·Title 24-A MAINE INSURANCE CODE·Ch. 35 GROUP AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCE

1.Colorectal cancer screening. For the purposes of this section, "colorectal cancer screening" means all colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests recommended by a health care provider in accordance with the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society.

2.Required coverage. All group health insurance policies, contracts and certificates must provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening for asymptomatic individuals who are:

3.Billing. If a colonoscopy is recommended by a health care provider as the colorectal cancer screening test in accordance with this section and a lesion is discovered and removed during that colonoscopy, the health care provider must bill the insurance company for a screening colonoscopy as the primary proc

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Colorectal cancer screening.
For the purposes of this section, "colorectal cancer screening" means all colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests recommended by a health care provider in accordance with the most recently published colorectal cancer screening guidelines of a national cancer society.
2.
Required coverage.
All group health insurance policies, contracts and certificates must provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening for asymptomatic individuals who are:
3.
Billing.
If a colonoscopy is recommended by a health care provider as the colorectal cancer screening test in accordance with this section and a lesion is discovered and removed during that colonoscopy, the health care provider must bill the insurance company for a screening colonoscopy as the primary procedure.

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Legislative History

PL 2007, c. 516, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 516, §5 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 595, §5 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. C, §15 (RAL). PL 2019, c. 86, §§4-6 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 86, §10 (AFF).