Del. Code tit. 18 § 3560B

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 269
Section 3560B - Coverage for insulin pumps
(a) For purposes of this section, "insulin pump" means a small, portable medical device that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion.
(b) All group and blanket health insurance policies, contracts, or certificates that are delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this State shall provide coverage for a medically necessary insulin pump at no cost to a covered individual, including deductible payments and cost-sharing amounts charged once a deductible is met.
(c) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, nothing in this section prevents the operation of a policy provision required by this section as a deductible, coinsurance, allowable charge limitation, coordination of benefits, or a provision restricting coverage to services by a licensed, certified, or carrier-approved provider or facility.
(d) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, or other limited benefit health insurance policies.
(2) A high deductible health plan if providing coverage under subsection (b) of this section would cause the plan to fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan under § 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(e) This section applies to all policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2021.

18 Del. C. § 3560B

Added by Laws 2021, ch. 241,s 2, eff. 10/14/2021.