2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 779

CHAPTER NUMBER: 333 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Senators Lawlah, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Human Papillomavirus Screening Test - Coverage

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for a human papillomavirus screening test at the testing intervals outlined in specified recommendations developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; authorizing specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to impose specified cost-sharing requirements under specified circumstances; defining specified terms; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
2/16
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Middleton) Adopted
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/7
Returned Passed
House Action
3/28
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/4
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
4/5
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (129-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 333

Sponsored by:

Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHEMICAL TESTS
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-829 )

Documents:

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: 217472/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2005   at: 10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 30, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed (129-0)