January 14, 2010, Introduced by Senators SCOTT, JACOBS, BRATER, GLEASON, CHERRY and HUNTER and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform.
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 that issues or renews
in this state a group or nongroup certificate shall include
coverage for human papillomavirus screening at the testing
intervals outlined in the recommendations for cervical cytology
screening developed by the American college of obstetricians and
gynecologists or as prescribed by order of the commissioner. As
used in this section, "human papillomavirus screening" means either
a laboratory test that specifically detects for infection by 1 or
more agents of the human papillomavirus or a laboratory test that
is approved for this purpose by the federal food and drug
administration.
(2) Coverage under this section shall not be subject to any
dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or coinsurance provision that
does not apply to laboratory tests generally.
(3) This section does not apply to specified disease or
accident-only coverage.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2011.