Enrolled Act, House Bill 1122

First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)

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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1122

AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 5-10-8-7.1; (01)HE1122.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 5-10-8-7.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 7.1. (a) As used in this section, "covered individual" means an individual who is:
        (1) covered under a self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide group health coverage; or
        (2) entitled to health services under a contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter.
    (b) As used in this section, "pervasive developmental disorder" means a neurological condition, including Asperger's syndrome and autism, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.
    (c) A self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide health care coverage must provide a covered individual with coverage for the treatment of a pervasive developmental disorder. Coverage provided under this section is limited to treatment that is prescribed by the covered individual's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. A self-insurance program may not deny or refuse to issue coverage

on, refuse to contract with, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict coverage on, an individual under an insurance policy or health plan solely because the individual is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder.
(d) A contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter must provide a covered individual with services for the treatment of a pervasive developmental disorder. Services provided under this section are limited to treatment that is prescribed by the covered individual's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. A prepaid health care delivery plan may not deny or refuse to provide services to, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict services to, an individual solely because the individual is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder.
(e) The coverage required by subsection (c) and services required by subsection (d) may not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to a covered individual than the dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that apply to physical illness generally under the self-insurance program or contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan.

SOURCE: IC 27-8-14.2; (01)HE1122.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 27-8-14.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]:
    Chapter 14.2. Insurance Coverage for Pervasive Developmental Disorders
    Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "accident and sickness insurance policy" means an insurance policy that provides one (1) or more of the types of insurance described in IC 27-1-5-1, classes 1(b) and 2(a).
    (b) The term does not include the following:
        (1) Accident-only, credit, dental, vision, Medicare supplement, long term care, or disability income insurance.
        (2) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.
        (3) Worker's compensation or similar insurance.
        (4) Automobile medical payment insurance.
        (5) A specified disease policy issued as an individual policy.
        (6) A limited benefit health insurance policy issued as an individual policy.
        (7) A short term insurance plan that:
            (A) may not be renewed; and
            (B) has a duration of not more than six (6) months.
        (8) A policy that provides a stipulated daily, weekly, or monthly payment to an insured during hospital confinement, without regard to the actual expense of the confinement.
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "insured" means an individual who is entitled to coverage under a policy of accident and sickness insurance.
    Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "pervasive developmental disorder" means a neurological condition, including Asperger's syndrome and autism, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.
    Sec. 4. (a) An accident and sickness insurance policy that is issued on a group basis must provide coverage for the treatment of a pervasive developmental disorder of an insured. Coverage provided under this section is limited to treatment that is prescribed by the insured's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. An insurer may not deny or refuse to issue coverage on, refuse to contract with, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict coverage on an individual under an insurance policy solely because the individual is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder.
    (b) The coverage required under this section may not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to an insured than the dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that apply to physical illness generally under the accident and sickness insurance policy.
     Sec. 5. (a) An insurer that issues an accident and sickness insurance policy on an individual basis must offer to provide coverage for the treatment of a pervasive developmental disorder of an insured. Coverage provided under this section is limited to treatment that is prescribed by the insured's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. An insurer may not deny or refuse to issue coverage on, refuse to contract with, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict coverage on an individual under an insurance policy solely because the individual is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder.
    (b) The coverage that must be offered under this section may not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to an insured than the dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that apply to physical

illness generally under the accident and sickness insurance policy.

SOURCE: IC 27-13-7-14.7; (01)HE1122.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 27-13-7-14.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 14.7. (a) As used in this section, "pervasive developmental disorder" means a neurological condition, including Asperger's syndrome and autism, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.
    (b) A group contract with a health maintenance organization that provides basic health care services must provide services for the treatment of a pervasive developmental disorder of an enrollee. Services provided to an enrollee under this subsection are limited to services that are prescribed by the enrollee's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. A health maintenance organization may not deny or refuse to provide services to, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict coverage under a group contract to services to an individual solely because the individual is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder.
    (c) The services required under subsection (b) may not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to an enrollee than the dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that apply to physical illness generally under the contract with the health maintenance organization.
     (d) A health maintenance organization that enters into an individual contract that provides basic health care services must offer to provide services for the treatment of a pervasive developmental disorder of an enrollee. Services provided to an enrollee under this subsection are limited to services that are prescribed by the enrollee's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. A health maintenance organization may not deny or refuse to provide services to, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict coverage under an individual contract to services to an individual solely because the individual is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder.
    (e) The services that must be offered under subsection (d) may not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to an enrollee than the dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that apply to physical illness generally under the contract with the health maintenance organization.