2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1016

CHAPTER NUMBER: 449 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hurson and Brown
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Discrimination - Specified Diseases or Diagnoses

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from making benefits for treatment of a specified disease or diagnosis subject to different copayment amounts, coinsurance, deductibles, or specified maximum limits than those that apply to all other diseases or diagnoses unless otherwise provided by law.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (137-1)
4/4
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 449
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Finance
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 27-913 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 563799/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2000   at: 10:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2000: Third Reading Passed (137-1)
Senate
April 5, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)