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Bill 1293

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1293
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000329
Primary Sponsor:                  Rankin
All Sponsors:                     Rankin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\lar\014insu.whb.doc
Companion Bill Number:            4679
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Banking and Insurance Committee 02 SBI
Subject:                          Insurance, medical and health; EDTA 
                                  chelation therapy administered by physician to 
                                  be included in coverage


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20000329  Companion Bill No. 4679
Senate  20000329  Introduced, read first time,           02 SBI
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38, 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. Article 1, Chapter 71, Title 38 of 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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