2019 -- H 5420

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MANDATORY COVERAGE FOR ALL BLOOD TESTING

SERVICES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Ackerman, Corvese, Slater, and Craven

     Date Introduced: February 14, 2019

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 27-18 of the General Laws entitled "Accident and Sickness

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Insurance Policies" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     27-18-85. Mandatory coverage for blood testing services.

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     (a) Every individual or group health insurance contract or every individual or group

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hospital or medical expense insurance policy, plan, or group policy delivered, issued for delivery,

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or renewed in this state shall provide coverage of all blood testing services when determined to be

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medically necessary and ordered by a physician.

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     (b) The blood testing services eligible for coverage are as follows:

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     (1) CBC/Chemistry Profile;

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     (2) Neurotransmitter Panel;

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     (3) Food Safe Allergy Test - Basic;

12

     (4) Toxic Metals Panel (Fecal);

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     (5) Food Safe Allergy Test - Combo;

14

     (6) DNA Genetic Cancer Risk Profile;

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     (7) ApoE Genetic Test for Alzheimer’s and Cardiac Risk;

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     (8) DNA Weight Management Panel;

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     (9) Pain Medication DNA Profile;

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     (10) Mental Health DNA Profile;

 

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     (11) Male Life Extension Panel;

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     (12) Male Elite Panel;

3

     (13) Male Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

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     (14) Male Basic Hormone Panel;

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     (15) Female Life Extension Panel;

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     (16) Female Elite Panel;

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     (17) Female Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

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     (18) Female Basic Hormone Panel;

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     (19) NMR LipoProfile;

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     (20) Weight Loss Panel - Comprehensive;

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     (21) Healthy Aging Panel - Comprehensive;

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     (22) Adrenal Stress Profile - Saliva;

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     (23) SIBO Breath Kit – Lactulose;

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     (24) Comprehensive Thyroid Panel;

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     (25) Thyroid Panel with Reverse T3;

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     (26) Omega 3 Index Complete.

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     (c) Blood testing services eligible for coverage with regard to treatment, detection or

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monitoring relating to the following diseases or conditions:

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     (1) Allergies;

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     (2) Anemia/Iron;

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     (3) Blood Sugar;

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     (4) Blood Thinning/Coagulation;

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     (5) Bone Health;

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     (6) Cholesterol;

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     (7) Digestive;

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     (8) Heart Health;

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     (9) Hormones;

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     (10) Immune Status;

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     (11) Inflammatory;

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     (12) Kidney/Liver;

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     (13) Men's Health Concerns;

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     (14) Thyroid/Adrenal;

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     (15) Tumor Markers;

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     (16) Vitamins/Minerals;

 

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     (17) Wellness;

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     (18) Women's Health Concerns.

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     SECTION 2. Chapter 27-19 of the General Laws entitled "Nonprofit Hospital Service

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Corporations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     27-19-77. Mandatory coverage for blood testing services.

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     (a) Every nonprofit hospital service contract, plan, or insurance policy delivered, issued

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for delivery, or renewed in this state shall provide coverage of all blood testing services when

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determined to be medically necessary and ordered by a physician.

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     (b) The blood testing services eligible for coverage are as follows:

10

     (1) CBC/Chemistry Profile;

11

     (2) Neurotransmitter Panel;

12

     (3) Food Safe Allergy Test - Basic;

13

     (4) Toxic Metals Panel (Fecal);

14

     (5) Food Safe Allergy Test - Combo;

15

     (6) DNA Genetic Cancer Risk Profile;

16

     (7) ApoE Genetic Test for Alzheimer’s and Cardiac Risk;

17

     (8) DNA Weight Management Panel;

18

     (9) Pain Medication DNA Profile;

19

     (10) Mental Health DNA Profile;

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     (11) Male Life Extension Panel;

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     (12) Male Elite Panel;

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     (13) Male Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

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     (14) Male Basic Hormone Panel;

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     (15) Female Life Extension Panel;

25

     (16) Female Elite Panel;

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     (17) Female Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

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     (18) Female Basic Hormone Panel;

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     (19) NMR LipoProfile;

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     (20) Weight Loss Panel - Comprehensive;

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     (21) Healthy Aging Panel - Comprehensive;

31

     (22) Adrenal Stress Profile - Saliva;

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     (23) SIBO Breath Kit – Lactulose;

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     (24) Comprehensive Thyroid Panel;

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     (25) Thyroid Panel with Reverse T3;

 

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     (26) Omega 3 Index Complete.

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     (c) Blood testing services eligible for coverage with regard to treatment, detection or

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monitoring relating to the following diseases or conditions:

4

     (1) Allergies;

5

     (2) Anemia/Iron;

6

     (3) Blood Sugar;

7

     (4) Blood Thinning/Coagulation;

8

     (5) Bone Health;

9

     (6) Cholesterol;

10

     (7) Digestive;

11

     (8) Heart Health;

12

     (9) Hormones;

13

     (10) Immune Status;

14

     (11) Inflammatory;

15

     (12) Kidney/Liver;

16

     (13) Men's Health Concerns;

17

     (14) Thyroid/Adrenal;

18

     (15) Tumor Markers;

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     (16) Vitamins/Minerals;

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     (17) Wellness;

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     (18) Women's Health Concerns.

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     SECTION 3. Chapter 27-20 of the General Laws entitled "Nonprofit Medical Service

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Corporations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     27-20-73. Mandatory coverage for blood testing services.

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     (a) Every nonprofit medical service contract, plan, or insurance policy delivered, issued

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for delivery, or renewed in this state shall provide coverage of all blood testing services when

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determined to be medically necessary and ordered by a physician.

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     (b) The blood testing services eligible for coverage are as follows:

29

     (1) CBC/Chemistry Profile;

30

     (2) Neurotransmitter Panel;

31

     (3) Food Safe Allergy Test - Basic;

32

     (4) Toxic Metals Panel (Fecal);

33

     (5) Food Safe Allergy Test - Combo;

34

     (6) DNA Genetic Cancer Risk Profile;

 

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     (7) ApoE Genetic Test for Alzheimer’s and Cardiac Risk;

2

     (8) DNA Weight Management Panel;

3

     (9) Pain Medication DNA Profile;

4

     (10) Mental Health DNA Profile;

5

     (11) Male Life Extension Panel;

6

     (12) Male Elite Panel;

7

     (13) Male Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

8

     (14) Male Basic Hormone Panel;

9

     (15) Female Life Extension Panel;

10

     (16) Female Elite Panel;

11

     (17) Female Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

12

     (18) Female Basic Hormone Panel;

13

     (19) NMR LipoProfile;

14

     (20) Weight Loss Panel - Comprehensive;

15

     (21) Healthy Aging Panel - Comprehensive;

16

     (22) Adrenal Stress Profile - Saliva;

17

     (23) SIBO Breath Kit – Lactulose;

18

     (24) Comprehensive Thyroid Panel;

19

     (25) Thyroid Panel with Reverse T3;

20

     (26) Omega 3 Index Complete.

21

     (c) Blood testing services eligible for coverage with regard to treatment, detection or

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monitoring relating to the following diseases or conditions:

23

     (1) Allergies;

24

     (2) Anemia/Iron;

25

     (3) Blood Sugar;

26

     (4) Blood Thinning/Coagulation;

27

     (5) Bone Health;

28

     (6) Cholesterol;

29

     (7) Digestive;

30

     (8) Heart Health;

31

     (9) Hormones;

32

     (10) Immune Status;

33

     (11) Inflammatory;

34

     (12) Kidney/Liver;

 

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     (13) Men's Health Concerns;

2

     (14) Thyroid/Adrenal;

3

     (15) Tumor Markers;

4

     (16) Vitamins/Minerals;

5

     (17) Wellness;

6

     (18) Women's Health Concerns.

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     SECTION 4. Chapter 27-41 of the General Laws entitled "Health Maintenance

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Organizations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     27-41-90. Mandatory coverage for blood testing services.

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     (a) Every health maintenance organization service contract plan or policy delivered,

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issued for delivery, or renewed in this state shall provide coverage of all blood testing services

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when determined to be medically necessary and ordered by a physician.

13

     (b) The blood testing services eligible for coverage are as follows:

14

     (1) CBC/Chemistry Profile;

15

     (2) Neurotransmitter Panel;

16

     (3) Food Safe Allergy Test - Basic;

17

     (4) Toxic Metals Panel (Fecal);

18

     (5) Food Safe Allergy Test - Combo;

19

     (6) DNA Genetic Cancer Risk Profile;

20

     (7) ApoE Genetic Test for Alzheimer’s and Cardiac Risk;

21

     (8) DNA Weight Management Panel;

22

     (9) Pain Medication DNA Profile;

23

     (10) Mental Health DNA Profile;

24

     (11) Male Life Extension Panel;

25

     (12) Male Elite Panel;

26

     (13) Male Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

27

     (14) Male Basic Hormone Panel;

28

     (15) Female Life Extension Panel;

29

     (16) Female Elite Panel;

30

     (17) Female Comprehensive Hormone Panel;

31

     (18) Female Basic Hormone Panel;

32

     (19) NMR LipoProfile;

33

     (20) Weight Loss Panel - Comprehensive;

34

     (21) Healthy Aging Panel - Comprehensive;

 

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     (22) Adrenal Stress Profile - Saliva;

2

     (23) SIBO Breath Kit – Lactulose;

3

     (24) Comprehensive Thyroid Panel;

4

     (25) Thyroid Panel with Reverse T3;

5

     (26) Omega 3 Index Complete.

6

     (c) Blood testing services eligible for coverage with regard to treatment, detection or

7

monitoring relating to the following diseases or conditions:

8

     (1) Allergies;

9

     (2) Anemia/Iron;

10

     (3) Blood Sugar;

11

     (4) Blood Thinning/Coagulation;

12

     (5) Bone Health;

13

     (6) Cholesterol;

14

     (7) Digestive;

15

     (8) Heart Health;

16

     (9) Hormones;

17

     (10) Immune Status;

18

     (11) Inflammatory;

19

     (12) Kidney/Liver;

20

     (13) Men's Health Concerns;

21

     (14) Thyroid/Adrenal;

22

     (15) Tumor Markers;

23

     (16) Vitamins/Minerals;

24

     (17) Wellness;

25

     (18) Women's Health Concerns.

26

     SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall apply to policies and

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contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2020.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MANDATORY COVERAGE FOR ALL BLOOD TESTING

SERVICES

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     This act would mandate coverage for all blood testing services offered in this state in all

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accident and sickness, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit medical service

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corporation and health maintenance organization (HMO) health insurance policies issued on or

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renewed on or after January 1, 2020.

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     This act would take effect upon passage and would apply to policies and contracts issued

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or renewed on or after January 1, 2020.

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