2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 675

CHAPTER NUMBER: 493 File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 496/00 - FIN Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 522
Sponsored By:
Delegate Goldwater
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, managed care organizations, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for specified surgical treatment of morbid obesity as recognized by the National Institutes of Health; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/9
Hearing cancelled
3/7
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (128-6)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (123-11)
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 493
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-3)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-837 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 763191/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2001   at: 11:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 787376/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2001   at: 8:41 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2001: Third Reading Passed (128-6)
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (123-11)
Senate
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (43-3)