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(1) The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as
The Insurance Company Law of 1921.
(2) The act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364),
known as the Health Maintenance Organization Act.
(3) The act of May 18, 1976 (P.L.123, No.54), known as
the Individual Accident and Sickness Insurance Minimum
Standards Act.
(4) A nonprofit corporation subject to 40 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61
(relating to hospital plan corporations) or 63 (relating to
professional health services plan corporations).
The term does not include accident only, fixed indemnity,
limited benefit, credit, dental, vision, specified disease,
Medicare supplement, Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) supplement, long-term care or
disability income, workers' compensation or automobile medical
payment insurance.
"Preexposure prophylaxis HIV medication." A medication that
is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration
that can be taken as a prophylaxis to prevent the transmission
of the human immunodeficiency virus.
Section 3. Mandated coverage.
(a) General rule.--A health insurance policy that is
delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended or modified in
this Commonwealth on or after the effective date of this section
shall provide coverage for the expenses of a preexposure
prophylaxis HIV medication.
(b) Specialty tier.--Insurance providers may not move any
preexposure prophylaxis HIV medication into a specialty tier
solely for monetary gains.
(c) Counseling.--No health care plan may impose counseling
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