HOUSE BILL 200

Sponsored By:

Delegates Stern, Owings, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Frush, Morhaim, Barkley, Boutin, Bronrott, Cane, Cadden, D'Amato, Glassman, Grosfeld, Harrison, Howard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kirk, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rosso, Sher, Stull, and Turner

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Thin Prep Pap Tests - Coverage

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for annual thin prep Pap tests if a woman's gynecologist or internist requests that the woman have this test; authorizing insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to impose cost-sharing requirements; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/21

First Reading Economic Matters

1/24

Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-835 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered