File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 458
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand,
Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer,
Middleton, Ruben, Della, Hafer, and
Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological
Testing
Providing that health insurance coverage, including coverage provided
by a health maintenance organization, is not discriminatory if, with
respect to outpatient coverage of services provided to treat mental
illnesses, emotional disorders, drug abuse, or alcohol abuse, benefits
include psychological and neuropsychological testing for diagnostic
purposes; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Finance
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/7
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 3/27
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/4
- Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- 4/5
- Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DISCRIMINATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- MENTAL HEALTH
- PATIENTS
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-703.1
)
- Insurance
- (
15-802 ,
15-802
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 077672/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2005 at:
1:30 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)