Legislation

Title: Health Insurance – Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Treatment Criteria
Sponsored by: Delegates Kelly and Hill
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization to use the most recent treatment criteria developed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine for addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions for all medical necessity and utilization management determinations for substance use disorder benefits; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2020; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0631

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2019 Legislative Date 2/06/2019 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Requirements and Reports Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2019 Legislative Date 2/13/2019 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {576284/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance – Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Treatment Criteria Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/12/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/25/2019 Legislative Date 3/25/2019 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2019 Legislative Date 3/23/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2019 Legislative Date 3/23/2019 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2019 Legislative Date 3/24/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2019 Legislative Date 3/21/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/30/2019 Legislative Date 4/30/2019 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Insurance – Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Treatment Criteria Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2019	2/06/2019	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Requirements and Reports
House	2/13/2019	2/13/2019	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2019	3/14/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/14/2019	3/11/2019	Favorable with Amendments {576284/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2019	3/11/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance – Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Treatment Criteria
House	3/15/2019	3/12/2019	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/15/2019	Referred Finance	47AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/25/2019	3/25/2019	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/27/2019	3/23/2019	Favorable Adopted	55 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2019	3/23/2019	Second Reading Passed	55 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2019	3/24/2019	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/29/2019	3/21/2019	Returned Passed	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/30/2019	4/30/2019	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
			Text - Chapter - Health Insurance – Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Treatment Criteria

File Code

Subjects

Statutes