Health care coverage: colorectal cancer screening.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to expand health coverage for colorectal cancer screening in California. It requires health care service plans and health insurance policies to cover colorectal cancer screenings that meet specific criteria, including FDA approval and alignment with federal guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the American Cancer Society. Additionally, the bill authorizes up to 35 annual projects for noncommercial wildfire fuels reduction in timberland, allowing them to prepare timber harvesting plans to comply with environmental regulations, with a sunset date of January 1, 2031.
Key provisions
- Requires health care service plans and health insurance policies to cover colorectal cancer screenings meeting specific criteria (FDA approval, CMS or ACS guidelines).
- Expands coverage to include colonoscopies following positive colorectal cancer screening test results.
- Authorizes up to 35 annual projects for noncommercial wildfire fuels reduction in timberland.
- Allows timberland projects to prepare timber harvesting plans to comply with CEQA.
- Establishes a sunset date of January 1, 2031, for the timberland project authorization.
- Repeals specific provisions related to timberland fuel reduction projects on January 1, 2031.
- Addresses reimbursement requirements under the California Constitution regarding state-mandated local programs.
Who is affected
- Health care service plans
- Health insurers
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