(a)  Subscribers to any nonprofit medical service plan shall be afforded coverage under the plan for mammograms and pap smears, in accordance with guidelines established by the American Cancer Society.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-17

  • Subscribers: means those persons or groups of persons who contract with a nonprofit medical service corporation for medical service pursuant to a nonprofit medical service plan; and

    (25)  "Therapist in marriage and family practice" means a person who has been licensed pursuant to §?5-63. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-1

(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, subscribers to any nonprofit medical service plan shall be afforded coverage for two (2) paid screening mammograms per year when recommended by a physician for women who have been treated for breast cancer within the last five (5) years or who are at high risk of developing breast cancer due to genetic predisposition (BRCA gene mutation or multiple first degree relatives) or high risk lesion on prior biopsy (lobular carcinoma in situ) or atypical ductal hyperplasia.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 532, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 405, § 3.