Section 27-13-39-1 - Procedures regarding experimental treatments(a) A health maintenance organization shall develop and implement a procedure to evaluate whether to provide coverage for new medical technologies and new applications of existing medical technologies, including medical treatments, procedures, drugs, and devices.(b) A health maintenance organization shall maintain the procedure required under subsection (a) in writing. The written procedure shall describe the process used to determine whether the health maintenance organization will provide coverage for new medical technologies and new uses of existing medical technologies.(c) The procedure required under this section shall include a review of information from appropriate governmental regulatory bodies and published scientific literature about new medical technologies and new uses of existing medical technologies.(d) A health maintenance organization shall include appropriate professionals in the decision making process to determine whether new medical technologies and new uses of existing medical technologies qualify for coverage.As added by P.L. 69-1998, SEC.17.