CHAPTER NUMBER: 375
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 542
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hammen,
Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank,
Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks,
Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological
Testing
Providing that health insurance coverage, including coverage provided
by a health maintenance organization, is not discriminatory if, with
respect to outpatient coverage for services provided to treat mental
illnesses, emotional disorders, drug abuse, or alcohol abuse, benefits
include psychological and neuropsychological testing for diagnostic
purposes; etc.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 3/8
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/10
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- 3/30
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/11
- First Reading Finance
- 3/18
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/31
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/10
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 375
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DISCRIMINATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- MENTAL HEALTH
- PATIENTS
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-703.1
)
- Insurance
- (
15-802 ,
15-802
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 806783/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 8, 2005 at:
10:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
- April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
