34th GL CLERKS OFFICE Bill HISTORY 5/1/2017 10:50 AM I Mina'Trentai Kuåttro Na Liheslaturan BILL STATUS BILL NO. 1 34 (COR) As corrected by the Prime Sponsor. SPONSOR Louise B. Muña TITLE AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 18 OF TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AND TO ADD A NEW 181001 TO THE SAME, RELATIVE TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PROSTATE AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING. INTRODUCED 1/03/17 8:24 a.m. AS CORRECTED 2/27/17 2:40 p.m. SESSION TITLE PASSED REFERRED CMTE REFERRED 2/28/17 Committee on Appropriations and Adjudication Re referred: 3/1/2017 AND TIME TRANSMITTED 4/28/17 6:02 p.m. Re referred Committee: Committee on Health, Tourism, Military Affairs and Senior Citizens DUE PUBLIC HEARING 3/13/17 2:00 p.m. COMMITTEE REPORT FILED 4/17/17 4:18 p.m. As amended by the Committee on Health, Tourism, Military Affairs and Senior Citizens. FISCAL NOTES NOTES Fiscal Note Request 2/28/17 Fiscal Note 3/16/17 NOTES 4/24/17 AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 18 OF TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AND TO ADD A NEW 181001 TO THE SAME, RELATIVE TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PROSTATE AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING. 4/27/17 As corrected by the Prime Sponsor; amended by the Committee on Health, Tourism, Military Affairs, and Senior Citizens; and further amended on the Floor. 5/10/17 Page 1
I MINA'TRENTAI KUATTRO NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN Thirty-Fourth Guam Legislature April 28, 2017 The Honorable Edward J.B. Calvo I Maga 'lahen Guahan Ufisinan I Maga 'lahi Hagatiia, Guam Dear Maga 'lahi Calvo: Transmitted herewith are Bill Nos. 1-34 (COR), 2-34 (COR), 10-34 (COR), 14-34 (COR), 16-34 (COR), 17-34 (COR), and 23-34 (COR); and Substitute Bill Nos. 15-34 (COR) and 58-34 (COR) which were passed by IMina 'Trentai Kuattro Na Liheslaturan Guahan on April 27, 2017. Sincerely, Enclosure (9) ~I J -frc!mtlc 1}'7-:Jr ~ -y /zrr /~ ~:d~r'1 GUAM CONGRESS BUILDING 163 CHALAN SANTO PAPA HAGATNA, GUAM 96910
IMINA 'TRENT AI KUATTRO NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN 2017 (FIRST) Regular Session CERTIFICATION OF PASSAGE OF AN ACT TO I MAGA 'LAHEN GUAHAN This is to certify that Bill No. 1-34 (COR), "AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 18 OF TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AND TO ADD A NEW 181001 TO THE SAME, RELATIVE TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PROSTATE AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING," was on the 27th day of April 2017, duly and regularly passed. Attested: This Act was received by I Maga 'lahen Guahan this 2017, at l.t -' () 2- o'clock _E_.M. APPROVED: Maga 'lahi 's Office EDWARD J.B. CALVO I Maga 'lahen Guahan Date: Public Law No. -------
IMINA 'TRENT AI KUATTRO NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN 2017 (FIRST) Regular Session Bill No. 1-34 (COR) As corrected by tbe Prime Sponsor; amended by the Committee on Healtb, Tourism, Military Affairs, and Senior Citizens; and further amended on tbe Floor. Introduced by: Louise B Mufia Thomas C. Ada FRANK B. AGUON, JR. William M. Castro B.J.F. Cruz James V. Espaldon Fernando Barcinas Esteves Regine Biscoe Lee Tommy Morrison Telena Cruz Nelson Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr. Joe S. San Agustin Michael F.Q. San Nicolas Therese M. Terlaje Mary Camacho Torres AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 18 OF TITLE 22, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, AND TO ADD A NEW 181001 TO THE SAME, RELATIVE TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PROSTATE AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF GUAM: 2 Section 1. A new Article 10 is added to Chapter 18 oftitle 22, Guam Code 3 Annotated, to read: 4 "ARTICLE 10 1
1 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE; SCREENINGS" 2 Section 2. A new 181001 is added to Article 10 of Chapter 18, Title 22, 3 Guam Code Annotated, to read as follows: 4 " 181001. Coverage for Prostate and Cervical Cancer Detection. 5 (a) Except for a fraternal benefit society, a health care insurer that 6 offers, issues for delivery, delivers, orrenews in Guam, a health care insurance 7 plan, shall provide coverage for the costs of prostate cancer screening tests as 8 required under the schedule described in Subsection (b) of this Section, and 9 shall provide coverage for the costs of cervical cancer screening tests as 10 required under the schedule described in Subsection (c) of this Section. The 11 coverage required by this Section is subject to standard policy provisions 12 applicable to other benefits, including deductible or copayment provisions. 13 (b) The minimum coverage required under Subsection (a) of this 14 Section for prostate cancer screening includes an annual prostate cancer 15 screening test, by digital rectal examination, for a person who is forty ( 40) or 16 more years of age. 17 (c) The minimum coverage required under Subsection (a) of this 18 Section for cervical cancer screening is an annual pap smear cancer screening 19 test for a person who is twenty-one (21) or more years of age. 20 (d) The coverage described by this Section shall be effective in the 21 event that the United States Preventive Services Task Force, its 22 recommendations, or the provisions of the Affordable Care Act or its 23 successor acts, should cease to require such coverage." 2