Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 876
       
       
        
       By Senator Sachs
       
       
       
       
       
       34-01152A-16                                           2016876__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to insurance coverage for devices
    3         incident to mastectomy; providing a short title;
    4         amending s. 627.6417, F.S.; specifying that prosthetic
    5         devices that are required to be covered under a
    6         certain policy include a specified cranial prosthesis;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. This act may be cited as “Nonni’s Law.”
   12         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 627.6417, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         627.6417 Coverage for surgical procedures and devices
   15  incident to mastectomy.—
   16         (1) Any health insurance policy that provides coverage for
   17  mastectomies must also provide coverage for prosthetic devices,
   18  including one cranial prosthesis prescribed as a result of hair
   19  loss associated with chemotherapy treatment following the
   20  mastectomy, and breast reconstructive surgery incident to the
   21  mastectomy. The insurer may charge an appropriate additional
   22  premium for the coverage required by this subsection. The
   23  coverage for prosthetic devices and breast reconstructive
   24  surgery shall be subject to any deductible and coinsurance
   25  conditions and all other terms and conditions applicable to
   26  other benefits. Breast reconstructive surgery must be in a
   27  manner chosen by the treating physician, consistent with
   28  prevailing medical standards, and in consultation with the
   29  patient.
   30         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.