SENATE BILL 256

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life

Sponsored By:

Senator Young

Entitled:

Health and Life Insurance - Waiting Periods - Cancer

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified life and health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a waiting period of more than 1 year beyond the date that a physician has certified that an individual does not have cancer or that the cancer is in remission before providing coverage; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/22

First Reading Finance

Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

1/29

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/13 at 1:30 p.m.

3/13

Favorable Report by Finance

3/14

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/18

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House Action

3/18

First Reading Economic Matters

3/20

Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

4/1

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISEASES -see also- AIDS

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

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-507 , 15-508 , 16-216 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)