Legislation

Title: Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment
Sponsored by: Delegates Howard, Arentz, Buckel, Conaway, Hartman, Hinebaugh, Hornberger, Jacobs, Kipke, McComas, Miller, T. Morgan, Munoz, Nawrocki, Otto, Reilly, Rose, and Taylor
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances; and prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from placing a quantitative limit on or denying coverage for benefits required under the Act.

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB1199 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2025

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Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment
House	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

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