2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 670

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Harrison, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and F. Turner
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Coverage for Ovarian Cancer Screening

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for a CA-125 serum tumor marker, the ovarian cancer screening test; and providing for the application of the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
2/20
Hearing cancelled
3/3
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Anne Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHEMICAL TESTS
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
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
( 15-841 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered