{"data":{"id":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3370g","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"18 Del. C. § 3370G","heading":"Coverage for allergenic protein dietary supplements [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 376, § 5].","body":"(a) For purposes of this section:\n(1) “Dietary supplement” means as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 321.\n(2) “Early egg allergen introduction dietary supplement” means a dietary supplement that is prescribed to an infant by a health-care practitioner and contains sufficient infant-safe, well-cooked egg protein to reduce the risk of food allergies.\n(3) “Early peanut allergen introduction dietary supplement” means a dietary supplement that is prescribed to an infant by a health-care practitioner and contains sufficient infant-safe peanut protein to reduce the risk of food allergies.\n(4) “Health-care practitioner” means an individual licensed and authorized to write medical orders for an individual under Title 24.\n(5) “Infant” means a child who has not attained the age of 1 year.\n(b) (1) All individual health insurance policies, contracts, or certificates that are delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this State shall provide coverage for at least 1 of each of the following:\na. An early egg allergen introduction dietary supplement.\nb. An early peanut allergen introduction dietary supplement.\n(2) The coverage required under paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall be provided at no cost to a covered individual, including deductible payments and cost-sharing amounts charged once a deductible is met.\n(c) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, nothing in this section prevents the operation of a policy provision required by this section as a deductible, coinsurance, allowable charge limitation, coordination of benefits, or a provision restricting coverage to services by a licensed, certified, or carrier-approved provider or facility.\n(d) (1) This section does not apply to accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, or other limited benefit health insurance policies.\n(2) The cost-sharing limitation under paragraph (b)(2) of this section does not apply to a catastrophic health plan to the extent this cost-sharing limitation would cause the plan to fail to be treated as a catastrophic plan under § 1302(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. § 18022(e).\n(3) a. The cost-sharing limitation under paragraph (b)(2) of this section does not apply to a high deductible health plan to the extent this cost-sharing limitation would cause the plan to fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan under § 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. § 223(c)(2)].\nb. If the cost-sharing limitation under paragraph (b)(2) of this section would result in an enrollee becoming ineligible for a health savings account under federal law, this cost-sharing limitation only applies to a qualified high deductible health plan after the enrollee’s deductible has been met.","path":["Title 18. Insurance Code","Insurance","CHAPTER 33. Health Insurance Contracts","Subchapter I. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title18/c033/sc01/index.html#3370G","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:24Z","sha256":"41eb9046e7c51ce4c33ad22254139461b3cff2ce3e22ada694f7031692a83a08","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3370f","next":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3370h"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}