1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to insurance; providing coverage for ovarian 
  1.3             cancer screening; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, 
  1.4             section 62A.30, subdivision 2.  
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62A.30, 
  1.7   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 2.  [REQUIRED COVERAGE.] Every policy, plan, 
  1.9   certificate, or contract referred to in subdivision 1 ~~issued or~~ 
  1.10  ~~renewed after August 1, 1988,~~ that provides coverage to a 
  1.11  Minnesota resident must provide coverage for routine screening 
  1.12  procedures for cancer, including mammograms, CA 125 blood test 
  1.13  or other appropriate screening for ovarian cancer, and pap 
  1.14  smears, when ordered or provided by a physician in accordance 
  1.15  with the standard practice of medicine. 
  1.16     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.17     Section 1 is effective August 1, 2001, and applies to 
  1.18  coverage issued or renewed on or after that date.