SENATE BILL 117

Sponsored By:

Senators Trotter, Madden, Hollinger, Munson, Dorman, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Young, and Roesser

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 minimum length of inpatient hospitalization coverage of 48 hours after a mastectomy or the removal of a testicle and 24 hours after a lymph node dissection or lumpectomy, performed for the treatment of breast or testicular cancer; specifying an exception; requiring specified coverage for home visits; requiring specified information be provided prior to performance of specified procedures; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/8

First Reading Finance

1/13

Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

3/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/4

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/6

Third Reading Passed (43-0)

House Action

3/7

First Reading Economic Matters

3/20

Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

4/1

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Sponsored by:

Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24

Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21

Senator John J. Hafer, District 1

Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11

Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13

Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2

Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Senator Larry Young, District 44

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISEASES -see also- AIDS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

NOTICES

PATIENTS

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 , 19-706 , 20-116 )

Insurance

( 15-822 )

Article - 48A Insurance Code

( 490KK )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 317246/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 4, 1997 at: 11:04 Status: Adopted