2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 522

CHAPTER NUMBER: 736 File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 496/00 - FIN Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 675
Sponsored By:
Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
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 the surgical treatment of morbid obesity as recognized by the National Institutes of Health; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
2/16
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/1 at 2:30 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (41-5)
4/2
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (43-2)
Passed Enrolled
5/18
Signed by the Governor Chapter 736
House Action
3/21
First Reading Economic Matters
3/27
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (120-10)
Sponsored by:
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
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:
Senate
Number: 807173/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2001   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 693498/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2001   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2001: Third Reading Passed (41-5)
April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (43-2)
House
March 30, 2001: Third Reading Passed (120-10)