Opinion No. (1989)

Dear Representative Youngdahl:

This opinion is in response to your question asking:

Are governmental insurance plans required to comply with Missouri statutes regarding insurance regulations, specifically, those statutes that prohibit unfair discrimination against chiropractors or other providers?

In your opinion request you state: "Self insured governmental employee benefit plans place limits on chiropractic services to their beneficiaries. These limitations include caps on all services and limitations or exclusions of services or diagnosis that are unique to the chiropractic profession (e.g.…