Section 60 Coverage of Federally-Defined Preventive Services 5

Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4MM the following section:-

Section 4NN. (a) For the purposes of this section, "federally-defined preventive services" shall mean: (i) evidence-based items or services that currently have a rating of "A" or "B" in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (ii) immunizations with routine use in children, adolescents and adults that currently have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; (iii) with respect to infants, children and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the federal Health Resources and Services

Administration; and (iv) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not described in clause (i) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration; provided, however, that "federally-defined preventive services" shall also include all other preventive services not subject to cost-sharing, as required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued on or before July 1, 2023.

(b)          An individual or group health maintenance contract that is issued, delivered or renewed within the commonwealth shall provide coverage for

federally-defined preventive services.

(c)          Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any cost-sharing, including, but not limited to, co-payments, co-insurance or any

deductible, as required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued on or before July 1, 2023.

(d)          Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (i) coverage for items and services in addition to those recommended by the United States Preventive Services

Task Force, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Health Resources and Services Administration; or (ii) denying coverage for items and services that are not recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

(e)          If a recommendation described in subsection (a) is changed during a plan year, a carrier shall not be required to make changes to the health plan

during the plan year.