Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6060.1: Bone density testing
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 36
A. All individual and group health insurance policies providing
coverage on an expense incurred basis, and all individual and group
service or indemnity type contracts issued by a nonprofit
corporation which provide coverage for a female forty-five (45)
years of age or older in this state, except for policies that
provide coverage for specified disease or other limited benefit
coverage, shall include the coverage specified by this section for a
bone density test to qualified individuals covered by the policy
when such test is requested by a primary care or referral physician.
The test shall be subject to the policy deductible, copayments and
coinsurance limits of the plan; provided, however, no policy or
contract shall be required to reimburse more than One Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($150.00) for any such test.
B. For purposes of this section:
1. "Qualified individual" means an individual:
a. with an estrogen hormone deficiency,
b. with:
(1) vertebral abnormalities,
(2) primary hyperparathyroidism, or
(3) a history of fragility bone fractures,
c. who is receiving long-term glucocorticoid, or
d. who is currently under treatment for osteoporosis; and
2. "Bone density test" means a medically accepted measurement
of bone mass used to detect low bone mass and to determine a
qualified individual's risk for osteoporosis.
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