New Hampshire Revised Statutes 417-D:2 – Low-Dose Mammography Coverage
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I. Each insurer that issues or renews any policy of accident and health insurance providing benefits for hospital expense, medical-surgical expense, or major medical expense shall provide in each group or individual policy, contract, or certificate of insurance issued or renewed for persons who are residents of this state, coverage for screening by low-dose mammography for all women 35 years of age or older for the presence of occult breast cancer within the provisions of the policy, contract, or certificate. The coverage shall be as follows:
(a) A baseline mammogram for women 35 to 39 years of age.
(b) A mammogram every 1 to 2 years, even if no symptoms are present, for women 40 to 49 years of age.
(c) An annual mammogram for women 50 years of age or older.
II. Such benefits shall be at least as favorable as for other radiological examinations and subject to the same dollar limits, deductibles, and co-insurance factors.
(a) A baseline mammogram for women 35 to 39 years of age.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 417-D:2
- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) A mammogram every 1 to 2 years, even if no symptoms are present, for women 40 to 49 years of age.
(c) An annual mammogram for women 50 years of age or older.
II. Such benefits shall be at least as favorable as for other radiological examinations and subject to the same dollar limits, deductibles, and co-insurance factors.