2009 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 173

CHAPTER NUMBER: 516
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 41
Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Garagiola, Glassman, Middleton, and Harris
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide inpatient hospitalization coverage for a specified minimum length of time following a mastectomy that is performed for the treatment of breast cancer; prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from refusing reimbursement for specified services; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/21
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/6
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/17
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/19 (Senator Harris) Adopted
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
4/3
Returned Passed
House Action
3/21
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/25
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 516

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
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 Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James N. Robey, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Notices
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Women

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-832 , 15-832.1 )

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):
Senate
Number: 547775/01     Offered on: March 19, 2009   at: 11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 633220/01     Offered on: March 19, 2009   at: 11:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-1)
House
March 31, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)