By Mr. Fennell of Lynn, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 946) of Robert F. Fennell and others that health insurance providers be required to include coverage for diagnostic screening for prostate cancer.  Financial Services.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Robert F. Fennell

Steven M. Walsh

Thomas P. Kennedy

Jennifer M. Callahan

Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

Thomas M. McGee

Christine E. Canavan

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to diagnostic screening for prostate cancer. .

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,  every contract which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide the following coverage for diagnostic screening for prostatic cancer:
(i) upon the recommendation of a physician, medically recognized diagnostic testing including, but not limited to, a digital rectal examination, transrectal ultrasonography and prostate-specific antigen test at any age for covered persons having a prior history of prostate cancer; and (ii) an annual medically recognized diagnostic examination including, but not limited to, a digital rectal examination, trans-rectal ultrasonography and a prostate-specific antigen test for all men aged forty and over.