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This bill requires health care service plans and health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, to cover followup screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer when recommended by a healthcare provider, following an initial abnormal or unclear test result. These services, which can include scans like CT or PET/CT, tissue sampling, biopsies, and consultations, must be covered without any cost-sharing from the patient, meaning no copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles will apply. The bill adds these requirements to existing laws that regulate health care service plans under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 and health insurers under the Insurance Code, and it is considered a state-mandated local program because violations by health care service plans could be a crime.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1309