Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6060.9

A. Any health benefit plan, including the State and Education

Employees Group Health Insurance Plan, that is offered, issued, or

renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2001, that provides

medical and surgical benefits with respect to the treatment of

cancer and other conditions treated by chemotherapy or radiation

therapy shall provide coverage for wigs or other scalp prostheses

necessary for the comfort and dignity of the covered person.

B. The coverage provided for by this section shall be subject

to the same annual deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance limits as

established for all other covered benefits under the health benefit

plan not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) annually.

C. A health benefit plan shall provide notice to each insured

or enrollee under the plan regarding the coverage required by this

section in the evidence of coverage of the plan and shall provide

additional written notice of the coverage to the insured or enrollee

as follows:

1. In the next mailing made by the plan to the insured or

enrolled employee;

2. As part of any yearly informational packet sent to the

enrollee; or

3. Not later than December 1, 2000;

whichever is earlier.

D. As used in this act, "health benefit plan" means any plan or

arrangement as defined in subsection C of Section 6060.4 of this

title. However, this section shall not apply to policies or

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certificates issued to individuals or groups with fifty (50) or

fewer employees or plans offered under the State Medicaid Program.

E. The Insurance Commissioner shall promulgate any rules

necessary to implement the provisions of this section.