§ 15-832. Coverage for removal of testicle

   (a) Applicability. -- This section applies to:

   (1) insurers and nonprofit health service plans that provide inpatient hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups on an expense-incurred basis under health insurance policies or contracts that are issued or delivered in the State; and

   (2) health maintenance organizations that provide inpatient hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups under contracts that are issued or delivered in the State.

(b) Coverage. -- For a patient who receives less than 48 hours of inpatient hospitalization following the surgical removal of a testicle, or who undergoes the surgical removal of a testicle on an outpatient basis, an entity subject to this section shall provide coverage for:

   (1) one home visit scheduled to occur within 24 hours after discharge from the hospital or outpatient health care facility; and

   (2) an additional home visit if prescribed by the patient's attending physician.

(c) Notice. -- Each entity subject to this section shall provide notice annually to its enrollees and insureds about the coverage required under this section.

HISTORY: 1999, ch. 120, § 2; 2003, ch. 59; 2006, ch. 259; 2009, chs. 516, 517.