Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 436, Sec. 1. (AB 342) Effective January 1, 2022.
(a)Every health care service plan contract, except a specialized health care service plan contract, that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, shall provide coverage without any cost sharing for a colorectal cancer screening
test assigned either a grade of A or a grade of B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. The required colonoscopy for a positive result on a test or procedure, other than a colonoscopy, that is a colorectal cancer screening examination or laboratory test identified assigned either a grade of A or a grade of B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force shall also be provided without any cost sharing.
(b)This section does not
preclude a health care service plan that has coverage for out-of-network benefits from imposing cost-sharing requirements for the items or services described in this section that are delivered by an out-of-network provider.
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