SB18 HFA Canterbury 3-2
Delegate Canterbury moves to amend the bill on page five, section seven, line thirty-two, after the word "foundation" by striking the period and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"Provided, That if kidney disease is diagnosed as a result of the screening provided for in this section, the plan shall include coverage for treatment of the kidney disease in foreign health care facilities in accordance with the provisions of section twenty- eight, article sixteen, chapter five, of this code."
AND
On page fifteen, after section nine, after line forty-three, by inserting a new section, designated § 5-16-28, to read as follows:
"§5-16-28. Authorization for treatment of kidney disease in foreign health care facilities accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI); incentives for covered employees; rebate of savings.
(a) Not later than the first day of July, two thousand and seven, the director shall establish a program of incentives for covered employees who elect to obtain treatment of kidney disease in health care facilities accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) when the cost of treatment in the foreign health care facility is less than the cost of the medical care or medical procedure available in a health care facility in this country: Provided, That the difference in the cost of the foreign health care is equal to or greater than the total cost of the incentives.
The incentives shall include:
(1) Waiver of all copayments and deductible payments;
(2) Payment of cost of round trip air fares for the covered employee and one companion;
(3) Lodging expenses in the foreign country for the companion for the length of the treatment or procedure;
(4) Lodging expenses in the foreign country for the covered employee and the companion for not more than seven days of convalescence after the treatment or procedure;
(5) Payment to the covered employee's hiring agency for seven days of paid sick leave which are not counted against the employee's accrued sick leave; and
(6) Rebate not more than twenty percent of the cost savings directly to the covered employee.
(b) The director shall establish a fund within the agency for the deposit of the remaining eighty percent cost savings. Not later than the first day of July of each fiscal year, the director shall rebate the moneys in the fund in equal amounts to each covered employee.