SENATE BILL 700

Sponsored By:

Senator Exum

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Child Wellness Benefits

Synopsis:

Requiring individual, group, or blanket health insurance policies and nonprofit health service plans to cover, in the minimum package of child wellness services required to be provided under their family member coverage, visits for obesity evaluation and management and visits for and costs of developmental screening; expanding the list of visits at which examinations, assessments, and guidance services must be covered; expanding the list of services that may result in coverage for laboratory tests; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/10

First Reading Finance

2/16

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

3/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/19

Special Order 3/22 (Senator Middleton) Adopted

3/22

Third Reading Passed (44-2)

4/4

Returned Passed

House Action

3/20

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/24

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/6

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/30

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Third Reading Passed (141-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/20

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 595

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 15-817 , 15-817 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 567470/01     Offered on: March 17, 2010   at: 11:02 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

Senate

Finance

House

Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 22, 2010: Third Reading Passed (44-2)

House

March 31, 2010: Third Reading Passed (141-0)