HOUSE BILL 949

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 879

Sponsored By:

Delegate Holmes

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Coverage for the Treatment of Bleeding Disorders

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for all medically necessary and appropriate pharmacy care, home nursing services, treatment at a hemophilia treatment center, and clinical laboratory services that an insured's or enrollee's treating physician determines are necessary to prevent, diagnose, or treat a bleeding disorder; 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

2/11

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/22

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

4/5

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies

Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse

Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care

Laboratories

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