(a) For purposes of this section, “insulin pump” means a small, portable medical device that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion.
(b) All individual health insurance policies, contracts, or certificates that are delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this State shall provide coverage for a medically-necessary insulin pump at no cost to a covered individual, including deductible payments and cost-sharing amounts charged once a deductible is met.
(c) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, nothing in this section prevents the operation of a policy provision required by this section as a deductible, coinsurance, allowable charge limitation, coordination of benefits, or a provision restricting coverage to services by a licensed, certified, or carrier-approved provider or facility.
(d) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, or other limited benefit health insurance policies.
(2) A high deductible health plan if providing coverage under subsection (b) of this section would cause the plan to fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan under § 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. § 223(c)(2)].
(3) A catastrophic health plan if providing coverage under subsection (b) of this section would cause the plan to fail to be treated as a catastrophic plan under § 1302(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. § 18022(e).
(e) This section applies to all policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2021.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 33. HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACTS
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 3303. Scope, format of policy [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 99, § 19].
§ 3304. Required provisions; captions; omissions; substitutions.
§ 3305. Entire contract; changes.
§ 3306. Time limit on certain defenses.
§ 3312. Time of payment of claims.
§ 3314. Physical examination; autopsy.
§ 3316. Change of beneficiary.
§ 3317. Optional policy provisions.
§ 3320. Overinsurance; all coverages.
§ 3321. Relation of earnings to insurance.
§ 3323. Conformity with state statutes.
§ 3325. Intoxicants and narcotics.
§ 3327. Order of certain provisions.
§ 3328. Third-party ownership.
§ 3329. Requirements of other jurisdictions.
§ 3330. Policies issued for delivery in another state.
§ 3331. Conforming to statute.
§ 3334. Franchise health insurance law.
§ 3336. Midwife services reimbursement.
§ 3338. Coverage of cancer monitoring test.
§ 3338A. Equal reimbursement for oral and intravenous anticancer medication.
§ 3340. Child abuse or neglect — Individual coverage.
§ 3341. Newborns and mothers health protection.
§ 3342. Obstetrical and gynecological coverage.
§ 3342A. Contraceptive coverage.
§ 3344. Insurance coverage for diabetes.
§ 3344B. Cost sharing in prescription insulin drugs.
§ 3344C. Coverage for insulin pumps.
§ 3345. Annual pap smear coverage reimbursement.
§ 3346. Colorectal cancer screening.
§ 3347. Required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies.
§ 3349A. Required coverage for volunteer ambulance company services.
§ 3350. Prescription medication.
§ 3351B. Experimental treatment coverage.
§ 3352. Newborn and infant hearing screening; coverage and reimbursement.
§ 3353. Use of social security numbers on insurance cards.
§ 3355. Phenylketonuria (PKU) and other inherited metabolic diseases.
§ 3356. Required coverage for scalp hair prosthesis.
§ 3358. Dental services for children with a severe disability.
§ 3359. Health insurance; pharmacies; electronic reimbursement.
§ 3359B. Electronic medical (non-pharmaceutical) claims.
§ 3360. Screening of infants and toddlers for developmental delays.
§ 3362. Reimbursement for orthotic and prosthetic services.
§ 3363. Recommended immunizations.
§ 3364. Specialty tier prescription coverage.
§ 3365. School-based health centers.
§ 3366. Autism spectrum disorders coverage.
§ 3367. Payment for emergency medical services.
§ 3370. Telehealth and telemedicine.
§ 3370A. Network disclosure and transparency.
§ 3370C. Time of submitting claim for reimbursement.
§ 3370D. Coverage for epinephrine autoinjectors.
§ 3370E. Annual behavioral health well check [Effective Jan. 1, 2024].