(a) This section applies to every policy or contract of health insurance, including each policy or contract issued by a health service corporation, which is delivered or issued for delivery in this State and which provides coverage for outpatient prescription drugs.
(b) Every policy or contract of health insurance described in subsection (a) of this section shall provide coverage for any outpatient drug prescribed to treat a covered person for a covered chronic, disabling or life-threatening illness if the drug:
(1) Has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for at least 1 indication; and
(2) Is recognized for treatment of the indication for which the drug is prescribed in:
a. A prescription drug reference compendium approved by the Insurance Commissioner for purposes of this section; or
b. Substantially accepted peer reviewed medical literature.
(c) Coverage of a drug required by this section shall include coverage of medically necessary services associated with administration of the drug.
(d) This section does not require coverage for:
(1) Medication that may be obtained without a physician's prescription;
(2) Experimental drugs not otherwise approved for the proposed use or indication by the Food and Drug Administration; or
(3) Any disease, condition, service or treatment that is excluded from coverage under the policy.
(e) Nothing in this section shall prevent the operation of policy provisions involving deductibles, coinsurance, allowable charge limitations, maximum dollar policy limitations or coordination of benefits.
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].