HB1243:

Health insurance; coverage for breast cancer screenings, mammography facilities.

Bill Summary:

Health insurance; coverage for breast cancer
screenings; mammography facilities to provide extended hours.
Expands health insurance coverage requirements that currently include
only mammogram screenings to include diagnostic mammograms, breast
ultrasounds, and magnetic resonance imaging. The bill requires that
coverage for diagnostic mammograms be no less favorable than coverage
for screening mammograms and provides that expanded coverage shall
not be subject to any cost-sharing requirements. The bill also requires
certain mammogram facilities certified pursuant to the federal Mammogram
Quality Standards Act to provide extended hours for screening mammography
services. Requirements for these extended hours and the potential
to obtain a waiver under certain circumstances are included in the
bill.