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LC002072/SUB A | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiMario, Kallman, Euer, Goldin, and Valverde | |
Date Introduced: March 04, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 27-18 of the General Laws entitled "Accident and Sickness Insurance |
2 | Policies" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 27-18-85. Coverage for backup batteries for at-home medical devices. |
4 | Every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy contract delivered, |
5 | issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2022, shall provide coverage for |
6 | a backup battery for at-home medical devices. This backup battery shall be of equal or greater |
7 | quality than the original battery provided by the at-home medical device manufacturer or of equal |
8 | or greater quality than the battery the at-home medical device manufacturer recommends. |
9 | SECTION 2. Chapter 27-19 of the General Laws entitled "Nonprofit Hospital Service |
10 | Corporations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
11 | 27-19-77. Coverage for backup batteries for at-home medical devices. |
12 | Every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy contract delivered, |
13 | issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2022, shall provide coverage for |
14 | a backup battery for at-home medical devices. This backup battery shall be of equal or greater |
15 | quality than the original battery provided by the at-home medical device manufacturer or of equal |
16 | or greater quality than the battery the at-home medical device manufacturer recommends. |
17 | SECTION 3. Chapter 27-20 of the General Laws entitled "Nonprofit Medical Service |
18 | Corporations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
19 | 27-20-73. Coverage for backup batteries for at-home medical devices. |
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1 | Every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy contract delivered, |
2 | issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2022, shall provide coverage for |
3 | a backup battery for at-home medical devices. This backup battery shall be of equal or greater |
4 | quality than the original battery provided by the at-home medical device manufacturer or of equal |
5 | or greater quality than the battery the at-home medical device manufacturer recommends. |
6 | SECTION 4. Chapter 27-41 of the General Laws entitled "Health Maintenance |
7 | Organizations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
8 | 27-41-90. Coverage for backup batteries for at-home medical devices. |
9 | Every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, delivered, issued for delivery, or |
10 | renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2022, shall provide coverage for a backup battery for |
11 | at-home medical devices. This backup battery shall be of equal or greater quality than the original |
12 | battery provided by the at-home medical device manufacturer or of equal or greater quality than |
13 | the battery the at-home medical device manufacturer recommends. |
14 | SECTION 5. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2022. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | |
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1 | This act would require health insurance contract plans or policies to provide coverage for |
2 | a backup battery for at-home medical devices, equal to or greater in quality than the original backup |
3 | battery provided by the device manufacturer. |
4 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2022. |
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