HOUSE BILL 1468

File Code: Personnel

Sponsored By:

Delegate Workman

Entitled:

State Personnel - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in arranging mental health and substance abuse benefit options under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, to ensure that, in the event of a change in administrators of the State's mental health and substance abuse plan, a successor plan administrator makes the same categories of health care providers available to covered individuals as the previous plan administrator.

Legislative History

House Action

3/14

First Reading House Rules

Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Workman) Adopted (121-3)

Referred House Rules

3/20

Re-referred Appropriations

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS

DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

MENTAL HEALTH

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS -see also- MANDATORY RETIREMENT

STATE EMPLOYEES

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Personnel and Pensions

( 2-503 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)