SENATE BILL 521

Sponsored By:

Senator Hoffman

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Covered Health Care Services - Underlying Medical Conditions

Synopsis:

Providing that a covered health care service that health insurance carriers are required to provide shall be deemed to include coverage of a health care service prescribed by a practitioner for treatment of an underlying medical condition if the practitioner determines that the prescribed health care service is medically necessary for the treatment of the covered health care service; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Finance

2/6

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

2/16

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/1 at 2:30 p.m.

3/19

Withdrawn

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 15-837 , 15-1207 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered