1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 117

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 261
Sponsored By:
Senators Trotter, Madden, Hollinger, Munson, Dorman, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Young, and Roesser
Entitled:
Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide a minimum length of inpatient hospitalization coverage of 48 hours after a mastectomy or the removal of a testicle and 24 hours after a lymph node dissection or lumpectomy, performed for the treatment of breast or testicular cancer; specifying an exception; requiring specified coverage for home visits; requiring specified information be provided prior to performance of specified procedures; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/8
First Reading Finance
1/13
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
House Action
3/7
First Reading Economic Matters
3/20
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Sponsored by:
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Larry Young, District 44
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISEASES -see also- AIDS
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 , 19-706 , 20-116 )
Insurance
( 15-822 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 490KK )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 317246/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 4, 1997 at: 11:04 Status: Adopted