Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 217 amends the Insurance Code to require a health benefit plan that covers a mastectomy to provide coverage for breast reconstruction needed as a result of a mastectomy. The act specifies that breast reconstruction includes surgical reconstruction of a breast on which a mastectomy has not been performed. It permits the same deductible or copayment charged for a mastectomy to be charged for the reconstructive surgery and prohibits the health benefit plan from offering financial incentives to forego the breast reconstruction or waive coverage.