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2021 Florida Statutes (Including 2021B Session)

Title XXXVII INSURANCE
Chapter 641 HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROGRAMS Entire Chapter
SECTION 31095
Coverage for mammograms.
F.S. 641.31095
641.31095 Coverage for mammograms.—
(1) Every health maintenance contract issued or renewed on or after January 1, 1996, shall provide coverage for at least the following:
(a) A baseline mammogram for any woman who is 35 years of age or older, but younger than 40 years of age.
(b) A mammogram every 2 years for any woman who is 40 years of age or older, but younger than 50 years of age, or more frequently based on the patient’s physician’s recommendations.
(c) A mammogram every year for any woman who is 50 years of age or older.
(d) One or more mammograms a year, based upon a physician’s recommendation for any woman who is at risk for breast cancer because of a personal or family history of breast cancer, because of having a history of biopsy-proven benign breast disease, because of having a mother, sister, or daughter who has had breast cancer, or because a woman has not given birth before the age of 30.
(2) The coverage required by this section is subject to the deductible and copayment provisions applicable to outpatient visits, and is also subject to all other terms and conditions applicable to other benefits. A health maintenance organization shall make available to the subscriber as part of the application, for an appropriate additional premium, the coverage required in this section without such coverage being subject to any deductible or copayment provisions in the contract.
History.—s. 9, ch. 95-188.