Current through Public Act 171 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 550.1415 - Benefits for prosthetic devices(1) Not later than 12 months after the effective date of this act, a health care corporation shall offer or include coverage, in all group and nongroup certificates, to provide benefits for prosthetic devices to maintain or replace the body part of an individual whose covered illness or injury has required the removal of that body part. However, certificates resulting from collective bargaining agreements shall be exempted from this subsection. This coverage shall provide that reasonable charges for medical care and attendance for an individual fitted with a prosthetic device shall be covered benefits after the individual's attending physician has certified the medical necessity or desirability for a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment.(2) Not later than 12 months after the effective date of this act, a health care corporation shall include coverage, in all group and nongroup certificates, to provide benefits for prosthetic devices to maintain or replace the body part of an individual who has undergone a mastectomy. This coverage shall provide that reasonable charges for medical care and attendance for an individual who receives reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy or who is fitted with a prosthetic device shall be covered benefits after the individual's attending physician has certified the medical necessity or desirability of a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment. The cost and fitting of a prosthetic device following a mastectomy is included within the type of coverage intended by this subsection.1980, Act 350, Eff. 4/3/1981.