Legislation

Title: Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment
Sponsored by: Delegate Howard
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for certain long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances; prohibiting an entity subject to the Act from denying certain treatment under certain circumstances; providing that the Act applies to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2022; etc.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB0880 Session: 2018 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2021 Legislative Date 2/08/2021 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/08/2021	2/08/2021	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.

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