2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 626

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 524
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity

Synopsis:

Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for cancer chemotherapy from imposing limits or cost sharing on coverage for orally administered cancer chemotherapy that are less favorable to an insured or enrollee than the limits or cost sharing on coverage for cancer chemotherapy that is administered intravenously or by injection; 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
2/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/10
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2/11
Hearing cancelled
2/17
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/9
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-845 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations