§ 10123.20

(a) Every individual or group disability insurance policy that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses that is issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after July 1, 2000, shall be deemed to provide coverage for all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests, subject to all other terms and conditions that would otherwise apply.

(b) This section shall not apply to vision-only, dental-only, accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care, or disability income insurance, except that for accident-only, specified disease, or hospital indemnity insurance, coverage for benefits under this section shall apply to the extent that the benefits are covered under the general terms and conditions that apply to all other benefits under the policy or contract. Nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing a new benefit mandate on accident-only, specified disease, or hospital indemnity insurance.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 543, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)