Public Law 592 (P.L. 592) - Diabetes and Health Insurance in Maine

Public Law 592 (P.L. 592)
Reimbursement of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Supplies in Maine
Public Law 592 (P.L. 592):
Effective July 4, 1996, Maine law P.L. 592 requires that health insurance policies in the state cover the following:

* Supplies
* Insulin
* Oral hypoglycemic agents
* Blood glucose monitors
* Test strips, lancets, and syringes
* Diabetes Self-Management Training and Education
* The Ambulatory Diabetes Education & Follow-Up (ADEF) Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) Program authorized by the state’s Diabetes Prevention & Control Program (DPCP) within DHHS’s Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some exceptions apply (ie. self-insured businesses)

Supplies and Self-Management Training and Education must be certified necessary by your doctor. This law does not change current Medicare and Maine Care Program coverage. Call 1 (800) 273-7147 or 287-5380 for more information.

Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Contact form: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/contactus.shtml#comments_questions