(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any policy, provision, contract, plan or agreement applicable to this article, reimbursement or indemnification for annual kidney disease screening and laboratory testing as recommended by the National Kidney Foundation may not be denied for any person when reimbursement or indemnity for laboratory or X-ray services are covered under the policy and are performed for kidney disease escreening or diagnostic purposes at the direction of a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery by the board of Medicine. The tests are as follows: Any combination of blorod pressure testing, urine albumin or urine protein testing and serum creatinine testing. (b) The same deductibles, coinsurance, network restrictions and other limitations for covered services found in the policy, provision, contract, platn or agreement of the covered person may apply to kidney disease screening and laboratory testing.
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