Section 62A.265 Coverage for Lyme Disease

62A.265 COVERAGE FOR LYME DISEASE.

Subdivision 1.Required coverage.

Every health plan, including a plan providing the coverage specified in section 62A.011, subdivision 3, clause (10), must cover treatment for diagnosed Lyme disease.

Subd. 2.Special restrictions prohibited.

No health plan included in subdivision 1 may impose a special deductible, co-payment, waiting period, or other special restriction on treatment for Lyme disease that the health plan does not apply to nonpreventive treatment in general.

History:

1996 c 465 art 5 s 2