South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4679


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4679
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000224
Primary Sponsor:                  Barfield
All Sponsors:                     Barfield, Bales, Hayes and Keegan
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11539ac00.doc
Companion Bill Number:            1293
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Insurance policies, medical and health; 
                                  EDTA chelation therapy by physician to be 
                                  included in coverage plan


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20000329  Companion Bill No. 1293
House   20000224  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-138 SO AS TO REQUIRE ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR EDTA CHELATION THERAPY ADMINISTERED BY A PHYSICIAN FOR TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND TO DEFINE "EDTA CHELATION THERAPY".

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-71-138. An individual or group accident and health insurance policy or a health maintenance organization plan must include coverage of EDTA chelation therapy when administered by a physician trained by an accredited entity or organization to perform this therapy as adjunctive treatment for carotid, central, cardio, pulmonary or peripheral vascular disease, impotence caused by vascular disease, or arthritis unresponsive to oral therapies."

For the purposes of this section 'EDTA chelation therapy' means a treatment by which an amino acid, ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid, is administered to a patient intravenously.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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