Bill > H2918

This bill mandates that health insurance plans must cover cancer screenings for firefighters without any out-of-pocket costs. Specifically, the bill allows permanent, full-time, call, volunteer, intermittent, part-time, or reserve firefighters to receive bladder, cervical, lung, or testicular cancer screenings when referred by their primary care physician. These screenings will be considered medically necessary and must be fully covered by insurance plans, including those under various state insurance chapters. The bill ensures that firefighters can access these important cancer screenings without having to pay co-payments, deductibles, or other cost-sharing expenses. This legislation recognizes the potential increased health risks faced by firefighters and aims to support their early detection and prevention of cancer through comprehensive health screenings.

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2918