AO 2021-0001 COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS

PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET Andy Beshear Department of Insurance Kerry B. Harvey Governor P.O. Box 517 Secretary Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-0517 Ray A. Perry 1-800-595-6053 Sharon P. Clark Deputy Secretary http://insurance.ky.gov Commissioner ppc.ky.gov An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY ADVISORY OPINION 2021-0001 The following Advisory Opinion is to advise the reader of the current position of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (the “Department”) on the specified issue. The Advisory Opinion is not legally binding on either the Department or the reader. TO: ALL HEALTH INSURERS AUTHORIZED TO OFFER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY FROM: SHARON P. CLARK, COMMISSIONER KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE RE: COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS DATE: May 27, 2021 * * * * * * * This Advisory Opinion replaces Advisory Opinion 2015-03. The purpose of this Advisory Opinion is to clarify the use of “complete colorectal cancer screening” as that term is used in KRS 304.17A-257. Senate Bill 30 (SB 30) from the 2019 Kentucky Legislative Session amended KRS 304.17A-257 to require insurers to cover, without any patient cost, all colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests specified in the most recent version of the American Cancer Society guidelines for complete colorectal cancer screening of asymptomatic individuals. Covered individuals shall be forty-five (45) years of age or older or less than forty-five (45) years of age and at high risk for colorectal cancer according to the most recent version of the American Cancer Society guidelines for complete colorectal cancer screening.