SENATE BILL 201

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life

Sponsored By:

Senator Hollinger

Entitled:

Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast or Testicular Cancer

Synopsis:

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

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/17

First Reading Finance

1/20

Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

2/20

Unfavorable Report by Finance

House Action

No Action

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

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

NOTICES

PATIENTS

PHYSICIANS

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)