2005 Minnesota Statutes

     62A.3093 Coverage for diabetes. 

    A health plan, including a plan providing the coverage 
 specified in section 62A.011, subdivision 3, clause (10), must 
 provide coverage for:  (1) all physician prescribed medically 
 appropriate and necessary equipment and supplies used in the 
 management and treatment of diabetes; and (2) diabetes 
 outpatient self-management training and education, including 
 medical nutrition therapy, that is provided by a certified, 
 registered, or licensed health care professional working in a 
 program consistent with the national standards of diabetes 
 self-management education as established by the American 
 Diabetes Association.  Coverage must include persons with 
 gestational, type I or type II diabetes.  Coverage required 
 under this section is subject to the same deductible or 
 coinsurance provisions applicable to the plan's hospital, 
 medical expense, medical equipment, or prescription drug 
 benefits.  A health carrier may not reduce or eliminate coverage 
 due to this requirement. 

    HIST: 1994 c 538 s 1; 1995 c 52 s 1; 1997 c 57 s 1