SECTION 1. Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end the following new section:

Section 28.  Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 2. Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end the following new section:

Section 30.  Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 3.  Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Section 47LL. Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 4.  Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:- 

Section 8NN. Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 5.  Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Section  4NN. Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that a deductible shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 6.  Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new section 33:- 

Section  33. Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that a deductible shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.