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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4679 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000224 Primary Sponsor:Barfield All Sponsors:Barfield, Bales, Hayes and Keegan Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11539ac00.doc Companion Bill Number:1293 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Insurance policies, medical and health; EDTA chelation therapy by physician to be included in coverage plan History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20000329 Companion Bill No. 1293 House 20000224 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-138 SO AS TO REQUIRE ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR EDTA CHELATION THERAPY ADMINISTERED BY A PHYSICIAN FOR TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND TO DEFINE "EDTA CHELATION THERAPY".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-71-138. An individual or group accident and health insurance policy or a health maintenance organization plan must include coverage of EDTA chelation therapy when administered by a physician trained by an accredited entity or organization to perform this therapy as adjunctive treatment for carotid, central, cardio, pulmonary or peripheral vascular disease, impotence caused by vascular disease, or arthritis unresponsive to oral therapies."
For the purposes of this section 'EDTA chelation therapy' means a treatment by which an amino acid, ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid, is administered to a patient intravenously.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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