FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 1074

                                  C 338 L 89

BYHouse Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Haugen, Walker, Winsley, Leonard, Cole, Hankins, S. Wilson, Ferguson, Nutley, Scott, Belcher, Anderson, Basich, Dellwo, Spanel, Braddock, Brough, Horn, Todd, Nelson, Brekke, Rector, Appelwick, Hine, Heavey, Baugher, Kremen, Cooper, Zellinsky, K. Wilson, Wood, Rayburn, Jesernig, Jacobsen, R. Fisher, R. King, Rust, Pruitt, Wang, Grant, Jones, Moyer, Cantwell, Locke, Inslee, H. Myers,  G. Fisher, Morris, Patrick, Miller, Wolfe, O'Brien, Rasmussen, Walk, May, Doty, Phillips, Betrozoff and Ballard)

Requiring health insurance to cover mammograms.

House Committe on Financial Institutions & Insurance

Rereferred House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Health insurance policies, health care contracts, and health maintenance agreements provide coverage for mammograms used for detection of breast cancer.  However, many contracts and agreements do not provide coverage for routine mammograms conducted whether or not a patient is suspected of having breast cancer.

SUMMARY:

After January 1, 1990, all health insurance policies, health care contracts, health maintenance agreements, and health plans administered by the state must provide coverage for routine mammograms that are recommended by a patient's physician, physician's assistant, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner.

Insurance policy or contract provisions governing health care benefits including co-payments and deductibles, apply equally to required coverage for routine mammograms.  The coverage requirement does not apply to medicare supplemental insurance or specified disease insurance.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 96   0

      Senate    45     0 (Senate amended)

      House 91   0 (House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 23, 1989