Report Title:

Diabetes Education; Insurance Coverage

Description:

Requires diabetes education be provided by a certified diabetes educator or an American Diabetes Association recognized educator for insurance coverage for diabetes.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

683

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to diabetes education.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 431:10A-121, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§431:10A-121 Coverage for diabetes. Each policy of accident and health or sickness insurance providing coverage for health care, other than an accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, medicare supplement, long-term care, or other limited benefit health insurance policy, that is issued or renewed in this State, shall provide coverage for outpatient diabetes self-management training, education, equipment, and supplies, if:

(1) The equipment, supplies, training, and education are medically necessary; [and]

(2) The equipment, supplies, training, and education are prescribed by a health care professional authorized to prescribe[.]; and

(3) The diabetes education is provided by a certified diabetes educator or an educator recognized by the American Diabetes Association."

SECTION 2. Section 432:1-612, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§432:1-612[]] Diabetes coverage. All group health care contracts under this chapter shall provide, to the extent provided under section 431:10A-121, coverage for outpatient diabetes self-management training, diabetes education by a certified diabetes educator or an educator recognized by the American Diabetes Association, equipment, and supplies."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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