(a) Any contract made under the provisions of this article shall, on or after January 1, 1984, contain a provision that the corporation shall make available as covered benefits to all subscribers and members coverage for primary health care nursing services as defined in section four-b, article fifteen of this chapter, if such services are currently being reimbursed when rendered by any other duly licensed health care practitioner. No corporation may be required to pay for duplicative health care services actually provided by both a registered professional nurse or licensed midwife and other health providers.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to permit any registered professional nurse licensee or midwife licensee to perform professional services beyond such individual's scope of professional competence as established by education, training and experience.
Structure West Virginia Code
§33-24-1. Declaration of Policy
§33-24-4. Exemptions; Applicability of Insurance Laws
§33-24-4a. Coverage for Patient Cost of Clinical Trials
§33-24-4b. Applicability of Insurance Fraud Prevention Act
§33-24-5. Licenses; Name of Corporation
§33-24-6. Commissioner to Enforce Article; Approval of Contracts, Forms, Rates and Fees
§33-24-7a. Contracts to Cover Nursing Service
§33-24-7b. Third Party Reimbursement for Mammography, Pap Smear or Human Papilloma Virus Testing
§33-24-7c. Third Party Reimbursement for Rehabilitation Services
§33-24-7e. Coverage of Emergency Services
§33-24-7f. Third Party Reimbursement for Colorectal Cancer Examination and Laboratory Testing
§33-24-7g. Required Coverage for Reconstruction Surgery Following Mastectomies
§33-24-7h. Required Use of Mail-Order Pharmacy Prohibited
§33-24-7i. Third-Party Reimbursement for Kidney Disease Screening
§33-24-7j. Required Coverage for Dental Anesthesia Services
§33-24-7k. Coverage for Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
§33-24-7m. Deductibles, Copayments and Coinsurance for Anti-Cancer Medications
§33-24-7n. Eye Drop Prescription Refills
§33-24-7o. Deductibles, Copayments and Coinsurance for Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Analgesic Drugs
§33-24-7q. Coverage for Amino Acid-Based Formulas
§33-24-7r. Substance Use Disorder
§33-24-7s. Prior Authorization
§33-24-7t. Fairness in Cost-Sharing Calculation
§33-24-7u. Mental Health Parity
§33-24-7v. Incorporation of the Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Act
§33-24-7w. Incorporation of the Coverage for 12-Month Refill for Contraceptive Drugs
§33-24-9. Payroll Deduction for Governmental Employees
§33-24-10. Investments; Bonds of Corporate Officers and Employees, Minimum Statutory Surplus
§33-24-11. Reciprocity With Other Service Plans; Payment Authorized
§33-24-12. Creation of Subsidiary Corporation or Corporations
§33-24-13. Continuum of Care Services
§33-24-14. Delinquency Proceedings
§33-24-43. Policies Discriminating Among Health Care Providers
§33-24-45. Assignment of Certain Benefits in Dental Care Insurance Coverage