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1	1	Session of 2025
2	2	HOUSE BILL No. 2296
3	3	By Representatives Featherston, Alcala, Amyx, Ballard, Brownlee Paige, Carlin,
4	4	Carr, Curtis, Haskins, Helgerson, Hoye, Johnson, McDonald, Melton, Meyer,
5	5	Miller, Mosley, Neighbor, Oropeza, Osman, Pickert, Poskin, Reavis, Resman,
6	6	Roth, S. Ruiz, Sawyer, Sawyer Clayton, Schreiber, Schwertfeger, Seiwert,
7	7	Simmons, Stiens, Stogsdill, Vaughn, Weigel, Wikle, L. Williams, Winn, Xu and
8	8	Woodard
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10	10	AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to health insurance plans;
11	11	requiring no cost-sharing requirement applicable for a diagnostic or
12	12	supplemental breast examination for breast cancer imposed on an
13	13	insured; amending K.S.A. 40-2,103 and 40-19c09 and repealing the
14	14	existing sections.
15	15	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
16	16	New Section 1. (a) Every individual or group health insurance policy,
17	17	medical service plan, contract, hospital service corporation contract,
18	18	hospital and medical service corporation contract, fraternal benefit society
19	19	or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for accident and
20	20	health services that is delivered, issued for delivery, amended or renewed
21	21	on or before January 1, 2026, and provides benefits for screening,
22	22	diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations shall
23	23	ensure that there is no cost-sharing requirement applicable to a diagnostic
24	24	or supplemental breast examination for breast cancer imposed on an
25	25	insured when such an examination is furnished to an insured.
26	26	(b) If under federal law, application of subsection (a) would result in
27	27	health savings account ineligibility under section 223 of the federal
28	28	internal revenue code, then this requirement shall apply only to health
29	29	savings account-qualified high deductible health plans after the enrollee
30	30	has satisfied the minimum deductible under section 223. For items or
31	31	services that are classified as preventive care pursuant to section 223(c)(2)
32	32	(C) of the federal internal revenue code, the requirements of subsection (a)
33	33	shall apply regardless of whether the minimum deductible under section
34	34	223 has been satisfied.
35	35	(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 40-2248 and 40-2249a, and amendments
36	36	thereto, shall not apply to this section.
37	37	(d) As used in this section:
38	38	(1) "Cost-sharing requirement" means a deductible, coinsurance, co-
39	39	payment or similar out-of-pocket expense.
40	40	(2) "Diagnostic breast examination" means a medically necessary and
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73	73	appropriate, in accordance with national comprehensive cancer network
74	74	guidelines, examination of the breast, including, but not limited to, such an
75	75	examination using contrast-enhanced mammography, diagnostic
76	76	mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound
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78	78	(A) Seen or suspected from a screening examination for breast
79	79	cancer; or
80	80	(B) detected by other means of examination.
81	81	(3) "Insured" means an individual who is covered by a health
82	82	insurance plan.
83	83	(4) "Supplemental breast examination" means a medically necessary
84	84	and appropriate, in accordance with national comprehensive cancer
85	85	network guidelines, examination of the breast, including, but not limited
86	86	to, such an examination using contrast-enhanced mammography,
87	87	diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging or breast
88	88	ultrasound that is used to screen for breast cancer:
89	89	(A) When there is no abnormality seen or suspected; and
90	90	(B) based on personal or family medical history or additional factors
91	91	that may increase the individual's risk of breast cancer.
92	92	Sec. 2. K.S.A. 40-2,103 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40-
93	93	2,103. The requirements of K.S.A. 40-2,100, 40-2,101, 40-2,102, 40-
94	94	2,104, 40-2,105, 40-2,105a, 40-2,105b, 40-2,114, 40-2,160, 40-2,165
95	95	through 40-2,170, 40-2,184, 40-2,190, 40-2,194, 40-2,210 through 40-
96	96	2,216, 40-2250, K.S.A. 40-2,105a, 40-2,105b, 40-2,184, 40-2,190, 40-
97	97	2,194 and 40-2,210 through 40-2,216, and amendments thereto, and
98	98	section 1, and amendments thereto, shall apply to all insurance policies,
99	99	subscriber contracts or certificates of insurance delivered, renewed or
100	100	issued for delivery within or outside of this state or used within this state
101	101	by or for an individual who resides or is employed in this state.
102	102	Sec. 3. K.S.A. 40-19c09 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40-
103	103	19c09. (a) Corporations organized under the nonprofit medical and
104	104	hospital service corporation act shall be subject to the provisions of the
105	105	Kansas general corporation code, articles 60 through 74 of chapter 17 of
106	106	the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, applicable to
107	107	nonprofit corporations, to the provisions of K.S.A. 40-214, 40-215, 40-
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111	111	2,105a, 40-2,105b, 40-2,116, 40-2,117, 40-2,125, 40-2,153, 40-2,154, 40-
112	112	2,160, 40-2,161, 40-2,163 through 40-2,170, 40-2,184, 40-2,190, 40-
113	113	2,194, 40-2,210 through 40-2,216, 40-2a01 et seq., 40-2111 through 40-
114	114	2116, 40-2215 through 40-2220, 40-2221a, 40-2221b, 40-2229, 40-2230,
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159	159	3301 through 40-3313 and K.S.A. 40-2,105a, 40-2,105b, 40-2,184, 40-
160	160	2,190, 40-2,194 and 40-2,210 through 40-2,216, and amendments thereto,
161	161	and section 1, and amendments thereto, except as the context otherwise
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163	163	code except as expressly provided in this act.
164	164	(b) No policy, agreement, contract or certificate issued by a
165	165	corporation to which this section applies shall contain a provision which
166	166	that excludes, limits or otherwise restricts coverage because medicaid
167	167	benefits as permitted by title XIX of the social security act of 1965 are or
168	168	may be available for the same accident or illness.
169	169	(c) Any violation of subsection (b) shall be subject to the penalties
170	170	prescribed by K.S.A. 40-2407 and 40-2411, and amendments thereto.
171	171	Sec. 4. K.S.A. 40-2,103 and 40-19c09 are hereby repealed.
172	172	Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
173	173	publication in the statute book.
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