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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 470

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Prior Year Introduction As: SB 117/97 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senators Hollinger, Munson, Hafer, Madden, Blount, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Derr, Lawlah, Dorman, Kelley, Green, Jimeno, Collins, Bromwell, Middleton, Trotter, Dyson, Roesser, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide a specified minimum length of inpatient hospitalization coverage after a mastectomy or removal of a testicle or lymph node dissection that is performed for the treatment of breast or testicular cancer; requiring that insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations provide coverage for home visits under specified circumstances; requiring specified persons to provide a specified notice; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/6
First Reading Finance
2/11
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/9
Favorable Report by Finance
3/10
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/12
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
3/13
First Reading Economic Matters
3/25
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Sponsored by:
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator John W. Derr, District 3
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HOME HEALTH CARE -see also- RESPITE CARE
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
NOTICES
SUNSET
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 , 20-116 )
Insurance
( 15-826 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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