Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act of 1998

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate that a group health plan or health insurance issuer provide to children of enrollees and enrollees who are children: (1) access to primary care providers who specialize in pediatrics and pediatric specialty services; (2) access to a sufficient number, distribution, and variety of qualified participating health care providers; (3) emergency services coverage without a requirement for either prior authorization determination, or a participating provider; (4) pediatric specialty services without imposing cost-sharing in excess of that required for other specialty care, and nonparticipating pediatric specialty services without additional cost; and (5) coverage that includes special consideration for the provision of services to children with special health care needs. (Sec. 3) Prescribes guidelines for continuity of care in the event that a contract between a health insurance issuer and a heath care provider should be terminated. Mandates that group health plans that cover children and health insurance issuers that offer health insurance coverage for children: (1) establish and main…