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Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6060.4: Child immunization coverage

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  2. Title 36

A. A health benefit plan delivered, issued for delivery or

renewed in this state on or after January 1, 1998, that provides

benefits for the dependents of an insured individual shall provide

coverage for each child of the insured, from birth through the date

the child is eighteen (18) years of age for:

1. Immunization against:

a. diphtheria,

b. hepatitis B,

c. measles,

d. mumps,

e. pertussis,

f. polio,

g. rubella,

h. tetanus,

i. varicella,

j. haemophilus influenzae type B, and

k. hepatitis A; and

2. Any other immunization subsequently required for children by

the State Board of Health.

B. Benefits required pursuant to subsection A of this section

shall not be subject to a deductible, co-payment, or coinsurance

requirement.

C. 1. For purposes of this section, "health benefit plan"

means group hospital coverage, individual and group medical

insurance coverage, a not-for-profit hospital or medical service or

indemnity plan, a prepaid health plan, a health maintenance

organization plan, a preferred provider organization plan, the State

and Education Employees Group Health Insurance Plan, and coverage

provided by a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement or employee

self-insured plan as permitted under Employee Retirement Income

Security Act of 1974.

2. The term "health benefit plan" shall not include:

a. a plan that provides coverage:

(1) only for a specified disease or diseases or under

an individual limited benefit policy,

(2) only for accidental death or dismemberment,

(3) only for dental or vision care,

(4) a hospital confinement indemnity policy,

(5) disability income insurance or a combination of

accident-only and disability income insurance, or

(6) as a supplement to liability insurance,

b. a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section

1882(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.,

Section 1395ss),

c. workers' compensation insurance coverage,

d. medical payment insurance issued as part of a motor

vehicle insurance policy,

e. a long-term care policy, including a nursing home

fixed indemnity policy, unless a determination is made

that the policy provides benefit coverage so

comprehensive that the policy meets the definition of

a health benefit plan, or

f. short-term health insurance issued on a nonrenewable

basis with a duration of six (6) months or less.

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