As Amended
SEC. 41-86-17. Covered benefits and services to be provided; deductibles or other cost-sharing requirements.
The covered benefits under the program shall include all health care benefits and services required to be included as covered benefits under Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and shall include early and periodic screening and diagnosis services at least equal to those provided under the Medicaid program. The benefits and services offered and available to state employees under the State Employees Health Insurance Plan shall be used as the benchmark for benefits and services under the program, with an emphasis on preventive and primary care. Benefits and services to be provided under the program shall include: vision and hearing screening, eyeglasses and hearing aids, preventive dental care and routine dental fillings. No deductibles, coinsurance or any other cost-sharing shall be allowed for any of the benefits and services named in the preceding sentence.
SOURCE: Laws, 1998, Ch. 572, § 9, SB 2174, eff April 17, 1998, and shall stand repealed on July 1, 2001.