§ 27-19-47. Acupuncture services.
(a) Every group health insurance contract, plan, or group policy delivered, issued for
delivery, or renewed in this state that provides medical coverage, and every group
policy that provides for treatment of persons for the prevention, cure, or correction
of any illness or physical or mental condition, shall provide, as an optional rider,
coverage for the services of a doctor of acupuncture as a provider of acupuncture
services.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Coverage for the services of a doctor of acupuncture as
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§ 27-19-47. Acupuncture services.
(a) Every group health insurance contract, plan, or group policy delivered, issued for
delivery, or renewed in this state that provides medical coverage, and every group
policy that provides for treatment of persons for the prevention, cure, or correction
of any illness or physical or mental condition, shall provide, as an optional rider,
coverage for the services of a doctor of acupuncture as a provider of acupuncture
services.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Coverage for the services of a doctor of acupuncture as a provider of acupuncture
servicesâ€� means coverage for acupuncture as defined in § 5-37.2-2(1).
(2) "Doctor of acupuncture� means a practitioner licensed under chapter 37.2 of title 5.
(c) It remains within the sole discretion of the nonprofit hospital service corporation
as to which doctor of acupuncture it shall contract with. Reimbursement shall be provided
according to the respective principles and policies of the nonprofit hospital service
corporation; provided, that no nonprofit hospital service corporation is required
to pay for duplicative services actually rendered by a doctor of acupuncture and any
other healthcare provider. Nothing contained in this section precludes the nonprofit
hospital service corporations from conducting managed care, medical necessity, or
utilization review.