A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REENACT A LAW CONCERNING HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN CO‑PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY CHIROPRACTORS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 58‑50‑31.  Co‑payments for services performed by chiropractors.
(a)	As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)	Health benefit plan. – As defined in G.S. 58‑3‑167(a)(1).
(2)	Insurer. – As defined in G.S. 58‑3‑167(a)(2).
(b)	An insurer offering a health benefit plan shall not impose upon an insured as a limitation on treatment or level of coverage a co‑payment amount for services performed by a duly licensed chiropractor that is higher than the co‑payment amount imposed upon the insured for services performed by a duly licensed primary care physician for a comparable, medically necessary treatment or condition."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2016, and applies to health benefit contracts entered into on or after that date.