2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 896

CHAPTER NUMBER: 394 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Love, Goldwater, McHale, Pendergrass, Eckardt, and Krysiak
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Coverage for Residential Crisis Services

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for medically necessary residential crisis services; providing that specified services may be delivered under a managed care system; defining the term "residential crisis services"; and applying the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Economic Matters
2/13
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (135-2)
4/4
Returned Passed
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 394
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
EMERGENCIES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MENTAL HEALTH
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-840 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 283290/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2002   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2002: Third Reading Passed (135-2)
Senate
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)