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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 179

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 243
Sponsored By:
Senators Pugh, Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pipkin, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Zirkin, Garagiola, Glassman, and Muse
Entitled:
Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012

Synopsis:

Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for specified cancer chemotherapy under specified health insurance policies or contracts from imposing limits or cost sharing on coverage for orally administered cancer chemotherapy that are less favorable to an insured or enrollee than the limits or cost sharing on coverage for cancer chemotherapy that is administered intravenously or by injection; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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Senate Action
1/20
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/1 at 2:00 p.m.
3/5

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/6
Favorable with Amendments {287877/3 Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) {473929/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/8
Special Order until 3/9 (Senator Pugh) Adopted
3/9
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
House Action
3/12
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/14
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 4

Sponsored by:

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Roger P. Manno, District 19
Senator James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-846 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 287877/03     Offered on: March 6, 2012   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 473929/01     Offered on: March 6, 2012   at: 11:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 9, 2012: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
March 31, 2012: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
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