18 Del. C. § 3363: Recommended immunizations and preventive services.

(a) This section applies to any health carrier providing coverage under an individual or group health benefit plan.

(1) This section does not apply to grandfathered plan coverage.

(2) For purposes of this section, “grandfathered plan coverage” means coverage provided by a health carrier in which an individual was enrolled on March 23, 2010, for as long as it maintains that status in accordance with federal regulations.

(b) A health carrier shall provide coverage for the following items and services. A health carrier shall not impose any costs, such as a copayment, coinsurance or deductible with respect to the following items and services:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, evidence-based items or services that had a rating of “A” or “B” in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force that were in effect on January 1, 2025, with respect to the individual involved.

(2) Immunizations for routine use in children, adolescents and adults that were recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in effect on January 1, 2025, or other immunizations that were supported by national clinical guidelines or national standards of care in effect on January 1, 2025, with respect to the individual involved. For purposes of this paragraph, a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considered in effect after it has been adopted by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a recommendation is considered to be for routine use if it is listed on the Immunization Schedules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(3) With respect to infants, children and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care, and screenings provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration in effect on January 1, 2025.

(4) With respect to women, to the extent not described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration in effect on January 1, 2025.

(c) [Repealed.]

(d) Other provisions of state or federal law may apply in connection with a health carrier’s ceasing to provide coverage for any such items or services including § 2715(d)(4) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. § 300gg-15(d)(4)], which requires a health carrier to give 60 days’ advance notice to a covered person before any material modification will become effective.

(e), (f) [Repealed.]

(g) A health carrier may impose cost-sharing requirements with respect to an office visit if an item or service described in this section is billed separately or is tracked as individual encounter data separately from the office visit.

(h) A health carrier shall not impose cost-sharing requirements with respect to an office visit if an item or service described in this section is not billed separately or is not tracked as individual encounter data separately from the office visit and the primary purpose of the office visit is the delivery of the item or service.

(i) A health carrier may impose cost-sharing requirements with respect to an office visit if an item or service described in this section is not billed separately or is not tracked as individual encounter data separately from the office visit and the primary purpose of the office visit is not the delivery of the item or service.

(j) Nothing in this section requires a health carrier that has a network of providers to provide benefits for items and services described herein that are delivered by an out-of-network provider.

(k) Nothing in this section precludes a health carrier that has a network of providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for items or services described herein that are delivered by an out-of-network provider.

(l) Nothing in this section prohibits a health carrier from using reasonable medical management techniques to determine the frequency, method, treatment or setting for an item or service described herein to the extent not specified in the recommendation or guideline.

(m) Nothing in this section prohibits a health carrier from providing coverage for items and services in addition to those recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or provided by guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration. A health carrier may impose cost-sharing requirements for a treatment not described in this section even if the treatment results from an item or service described herein.