§ 27-41-65 Mandatory coverage for certain
lyme disease treatments. –
Subscribers to any health maintenance organization plan shall be afforded
coverage under that plan on or after January 1, 2004 for diagnostic testing and
long term antibiotic treatment of chronic lyme disease when determined to be
medically necessary and ordered by a physician acting in accordance with
chapter 37.5 of title 5 entitled "lyme disease diagnosis and treatment" after
making a thorough evaluation of the patient's symptoms, diagnostic test results
and response to treatment. Treatment otherwise eligible for benefits pursuant
to this section shall not be denied solely because such treatment may be
characterized as unproven, experimental, or investigational in nature.
(P.L. 2003, ch. 113, § 6; P.L. 2003, ch. 114, § 6; P.L. 2004, ch. 34,
§ 5; P.L. 2004, ch. 35, § 5.)