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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Mastectomy” means the surgical removal of all or part of a breast.
(3)(i) “Reconstructive breast surgery” means surgery performed as a result of a mastectomy to reestablish symmetry between the two breasts.
(ii) “Reconstructive breast surgery” includes augmentation mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty, and mastopexy.
(b) This section applies to contracts issued by:
(1) insurers and nonprofit health service plans that provide medical and surgical benefits to individuals or groups on an expense-incurred basis under health insurance contracts that are issued or delivered in the State; and
(2) health maintenance organizations that provide medical and surgical benefits to individuals or groups under contracts that are issued or delivered in the State.
(c) A contract subject to this section shall provide coverage for:
(1) reconstructive breast surgery, including coverage for all stages of reconstructive breast surgery performed on a nondiseased breast to establish symmetry with the diseased breast when reconstructive breast surgery is performed on the diseased breast; and
(2) physical complications of all stages of mastectomy, including lymphedemas, in a manner determined in consultation with the attending physician and the patient.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Insurance § 15-815 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/insurance/md-code-insurance-sect-15-815/
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