§ 27-41-45 — § 27-41-45. Primary and preventive obstetric and gynecological care.

§ 27-41-45. Primary and preventive obstetric and gynecological care.

Any insurer or nonprofit health service plan that provides obstetric and gynecological care for issuance or delivery in the state to any group or individual on an expense-incurred basis, including a health maintenance organization, shall permit a woman to receive an annual visit to an in-network obstetrician/gynecologist for routine gynecological care without requiring the woman to first obtain a referral from a primary care provider.

Legislative History

P.L. 1997, ch. 166, § 4; P.L. 1997, ch. 174, § 4.