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SCASB155 2282 2724 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendments SENATEproposed BILLbySenate NO.Committee on Finance to Engrossed Senate Bill No.
155 BYby SENATORSenator TALBOTTalbot ANDAMENDMENT REPRESENTATIVESNO. BERAULT, CARRIER, CHASSION, DEWITT, FISHER, FREEMAN, FREIBERG, HORTON, ILLG, KERNER, LAFLEUR, LYONS, MACK AND ZERINGUE AN ACT To enact R.S.
22:1077.6,1 relativeOn topage dental1, careline and2, cancerchange treatment;"R.S.
22:1077.5" to provide"R.S. for healthcare coverage for certain medically necessarydental procedures as a result of cancer treatment;
to22:1077.6" clarifyhealthcareAMENDMENT insurersNO. are not required to provide coverage for routine preventative dental care;
to2 provideOn forpage applicability;1, line 8, change "R.S.
22:1077.5" to provide"R.S. for an effective date;
and22:1077.6" toAMENDMENT provideNO. for related matters.
Be3 itOn enactedpage by1, at the Legislaturebeginning of Louisiana:line 9, change "§1077.5." to "§1077.6." AMENDMENT NO.
Section4 1.On page 1, line 10, after "Subsection" change "C" to "B" AMENDMENT NO.
R.S.5 On page 1, delete line 14 and insert the following:
22:1077.6"(1) isEvaluation, herebyimaging, enactedclinical toexamination, readand asdental follows:extractions" AMENDMENT NO.
§1077.6.6 On page 1, at the beginning of line 17, change "(b)" to "(2)" AMENDMENT NO.
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(2)Thedentalservicesshallbecoveredwhenperformedaspartofapre-8 treatmentmedicalclearanceprotocolforinsuredsscheduledtoundergocancerOn treatment.page 2, delete lines 3 through 13 AMENDMENT NO.
B.9 On page 2, at the beginning of line 14, change "C." to "B." AMENDMENT NO.
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C.11 On page 2, line 26, following "Article" change "II," to "III," Page 1 of 1
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a plan providing coverageforexceptedbenefitsasdefinedinR.S.22:1061,limitedbenefithealth insurance plans, and short-term policies that have a term of less than twelve months.
Section 2.
The provisions of this Act shall apply to any new policy, contract, program, or health coverage plan issued on or after January 1, 2027.
Any policy, contract, Page 1 of 2 Coding:
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SB NO.
155 ENROLLED or plan in effect prior to January1, 2027, shall convert to conform to the provisions of this Act on or before the renewal date thereof, but in no event later than January 1, 2028.
Section 3.
This Act shall become effective upon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
If vetoed bythe governorand subsequentlyapproved bythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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