HB 298: "An Act requiring that health care insurers provide coverage for treatment of diabetes."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 298 01 "An Act requiring that health care insurers provide coverage for treatment of 02 diabetes." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 21.42 is amended by adding a new section to read: 05 Sec. 21.42.390. Coverage for treatment of diabetes. (a) A health care 06 insurer that offers in this state a health care insurance plan shall initially and at each 07 renewal offer coverage for the cost of treating diabetes, including medication, 08 equipment, supplies, outpatient self-management training or education, and nutrition 09 therapy, if diabetes treatment is recommended by a health care provider. The coverage 10 required by this section is subject to standard policy provisions applicable to other 11 benefits, including deductible or copayment provisions. Coverage for the cost of 12 diabetes outpatient self-management training or education and for the cost of nutrition 13 therapy is only required if provided by a health care provider with training in the 14 treatment of diabetes.
01 (b) In this section, 02 (1) "diabetes" includes insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-using 03 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and non-insulin-using diabetes; 04 (2) "health care provider" means a person licensed to provide health 05 care services as required by the state.