2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1405

CHAPTER NUMBER: 395 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Heller, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Coverage for Part-Time Students With Disabilities

Synopsis:

Providing that specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide health benefits to specified full-time students may not exclude benefits for students over a specified age who do not attend an institution of higher education on a full-time basis as a result of a specified disability under specified circumstances; authorizing specified entities to require specified individuals to provide specified verification; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/15
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/29
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 395

Sponsored by:

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
STUDENTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-417 )

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):
House
Number: 156587/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2006   at: 11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)