West Virginia Statutes
§ 33-25A-8p — Lyme disease to be covered by all health insurance policies
A health maintenance organization issuing coverage in this state pursuant to the provisions of this article shall make available as benefits to all subscribers and members coverage on an expense-incurred basis and individual and group service or indemnity type contracts issued by a nonprofit corporation shall provide coverage for long-term antibiotic therapy for a patient with Lyme disease when determined to be medically necessary and ordered by a licensed physician after making a thorough evaluation of the patient’s symptoms, diagnostic test results, or response to treatment.
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Legislative History
2018 Reg. Sess., SB242; 2018 Reg. Sess., SB473; 2017 Reg. Sess., SB526
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-1
Insurance§ 33-1-10
Kinds of insurance defined§ 33-1-11
Reinsurance§ 33-1-12
Agent§ 33-1-13
Solicitor§ 33-1-14
Broker§ 33-1-15
Reciprocal insurance§ 33-1-16
Policy§ 33-1-17
Premium§ 33-1-18
Stock insurer§ 33-1-19
Mutual insurer§ 33-1-2
Insurer§ 33-1-21
Emergency services