1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 395

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 165
Sponsored By:
Delegate Walkup
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Mastectomies and Lymph Node Dissections

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide a certain minimum length of inpatient hospitalization coverage after a mastectomy or lymph node dissection that is performed for the treatment of breast cancer; requiring that insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations provide coverage for home visits; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/24
First Reading Economic Matters
1/29
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/6
Hearing cancelled
3/3
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
NOTICES
PATIENTS
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-822 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)