A blanket or group health policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the state shall provide coverage for an alpha-fetoprotein IV screening test for pregnant women, generally between sixteen and twenty weeks of pregnancy, to screen for certain genetic abnormalities in the fetus.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 122, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2004, ch. 122, § 13 made Laws 2004, ch. 122, § 5 effective July 1, 2004.

59A-23-6.2. Prior authorization for gynecological or obstetrical ultrasounds prohibited.

A. A blanket or group health insurance policy or contract that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state and that provides coverage for gynecological or obstetrical ultrasounds shall not require prior authorization for gynecological or obstetrical ultrasounds.

B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require payment for a gynecological or obstetrical ultrasound that is not:

(1) medically necessary; or

(2) a covered benefit.

C. As used in this section, "prior authorization" means advance approval that is required by blanket or group health insurance policy or contract as a condition precedent to payment for medical care or related benefits rendered to a covered person, including prospective or utilization review conducted prior to the provision of covered medical care or related benefits.

History: Laws 2019, ch. 182, § 4.

Emergency clauses. — Laws 2019, ch. 182, § 7 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 3, 2019.