HOUSE BILL 1468

File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:

Delegate Morhaim

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Elimination of Tiered Copayments

Synopsis:

Repealing specified minimum rates at which health insurance policies, contracts, and certificates must provide benefits, with respect to specified outpatient coverage, for covered expenses arising from services provided to treat mental illnesses, emotional disorders, drug abuse disorders, and alcohol abuse disorders; requiring health insurance policies, contracts, and certificates to provide specified benefits at a minimum rate of 80%, with respect to specified outpatient coverage; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

House Action

2/15

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

2/25

Re-referred Health and Government Operations

2/27

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/31

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Mental Health

Substance Abuse

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-703.1 )

Insurance

( 15-802 , 15-802 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered