2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 405

CHAPTER NUMBER: 670
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Breast Cancer Screening

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for breast cancer screening in accordance with specified guidelines; repealing requirements for coverage of screening mammograms; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/11
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/9
First Reading Finance
3/13
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 670

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
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 James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Examinations
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
State Employees
Women

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-814 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 656684/01     Offered on: March 4, 2009   at: 10:12 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-1)