Amendment #1 to H4725

Acupuncture Treatment

Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 23 the following section:

SECTION 23A.  Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 17P the following section:-

Section 17Q.  The commission shall provide to an active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage for acupuncture and oriental medicine based diagnosis and treatment in the areas of pain management, and substance abuse treatment.

And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 64 the following section:

SECTION 64A.  Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 47JJ the following section:-

Section 47KK.  All individual or group accident and health insurance policies and health service contracts delivered, issued or renewed by an insurer or nonprofit health service corporation which provide benefits to individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth or to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth shall provide benefits for acupuncture and oriental medicine based diagnosis and treatment in the areas of pain management, and substance abuse treatment.

And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 67 the following section:

SECTION 67A. Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 8LL the following section:-

Section 8MM. (a) Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan delivered, issued or renewed in the commonwealth shall provide as benefits to all individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth acupuncture and oriental medicine based diagnosis and treatment in the areas of pain management, and substance abuse treatment.

And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 70 the following section:

SECTION 70A. Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4LL the following section:-

Section 4MM. Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan delivered, issued or renewed in the commonwealth shall provide as benefits to all individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth acupuncture and oriental medicine based diagnosis and treatment in the areas of pain management, and substance abuse treatment.

And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 73 the following section:

SECTION 73A.  Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4DD the following section:-

Section 4EE. Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan delivered, issued or renewed in the commonwealth shall provide as benefits to all individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth acupuncture and oriental medicine based diagnosis and treatment in the areas of pain management, and substance abuse treatment.