SENATE BILL 516

Sponsored By:

Senators Pinsky and Sfikas

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from excluding benefits for in vitro fertilization under specified circumstances; authorizing insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to limit coverage of benefits required under the Act to three in vitro fertilization attempts per live birth, not to exceed a maximum lifetime benefit of $100,000; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Finance

2/7

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments

Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted

4/1

Favorable with Amendments

Committee Amendment Adopted

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (28-17)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/3

Third Reading Passed (28-17)

4/7

Returned Passed

5/11

Signed by the Governor Chapter 282

House Action

3/31

First Reading Economic Matters

4/8

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

4/5

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (117-11)

Sponsored by:

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

PREGNANCY

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-810 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 307076/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 12:19 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

April 1, 2000: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (28-17)

April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (28-17)

House

April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (117-11)