April 29, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Simpson, Kennedy, Constan, Haase, Slavens, Switalski, Liss, Ebli, Gregory, Valentine, Segal, Spade, Bledsoe and Byrum and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled
"The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"
(MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 416e.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 416e. (1) A health care corporation group or nongroup
certificate that provides coverage for chemotherapy treatment of
cancer shall include coverage for a prescribed, orally administered
anticancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous
cells.
(2) Coverage under subsection (1) shall not be subject to any
prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or
coinsurance provision that does not apply to intravenously
administered or injected anticancer medications used to kill or
slow the growth of cancerous cells.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2010.