2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 350

CHAPTER NUMBER: 283 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Clagett, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Harrison, Love, and Moe
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from excluding specified benefits for in vitro fertilization under specified circumstances; providing that, to be eligible for in vitro fertilization health insurance benefits, the patient and the patient's spouse have a history of infertility of at least 2 years' duration or the infertility is associated with abnormal male factors contributing to the infertility; requiring that the benefits be provided to specified extents; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/7
Hearing cancelled
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (126-9)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (123-7)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 283
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
3/21
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (28-17)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
PATIENTS
PREGNANCY
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-810 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 483795/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2000   at: 10:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 517472/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2000   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2000: Third Reading Passed (126-9)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (123-7)
Senate
April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (28-17)