Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6060.8

A. Any health benefit plan that is offered, issued or renewed

in this state on or after January 1, 2000, that provides coverage to

men forty (40) years of age or older in this state shall offer

coverage for annual screening for the early detection of prostate

cancer in men over the age of fifty (50) years and in men over the

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age of forty (40) years who are in high-risk categories. The

coverage shall not be subject to policy deductibles. The coverage

shall not exceed the actual cost of the prostate cancer screening up

to a maximum of Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00) per screening.

B. The benefit required to be provided by subsection A of this

section shall in no way diminish or limit diagnostic benefits

otherwise allowable under a health benefit plan.

C. The prostate cancer screening coverage shall be offered as

follows:

1. The screening shall be performed by a qualified medical

professional including, but not limited to, a urologist, internist,

general practitioner, doctor of osteopathy, nurse practitioner, or

physician assistant;

2. The screening shall consist, at a minimum, of the following

tests:

a. a prostate-specific antigen blood test, and

b. a digital rectal examination;

3. At least one screening per year shall be covered for any man

fifty (50) years of age or older; and

4. At least one screening per year shall be covered for any man

from forty (40) to fifty (50) years of age who is at increased risk

of developing prostate cancer as determined by a physician.

D. As used in this section, “health benefit plan” means any

plan or arrangement as defined in subsection C of Section 6060.4 of

this title.