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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 640

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 479
Sponsored By:
Delegates V. Mitchell, Boston, Donoghue, Eckardt, Finifter, Frank, Goldwater, Harrison, Kach, Kelly, Love, McClenahan, Pendergrass, Preis, and Wood
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Coverage for General Anesthesia for Dental Care

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for general anesthesia and associated hospital or ambulatory facility charges in conjunction with dental care provided to an individual who meets specified age, developmental, or emotional criteria; permitting health insurers to require prior authorization and performance of dental care by specified dentists; excluding coverage for temporal mandibular joint disorders; applying the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Economic Matters
2/10
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2/13
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (123-6)
4/8
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Goldwater, and Kelly
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/7
Special Order 4/8 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/9
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Special Order 4/10 (Senator Dorman) Adopted
4/10
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Dorman) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/12
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Dorman, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Sponsored by:
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CLINICS
DENTISTS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-826 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 403372/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 1998   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 217356/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 1998   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 667857/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1998   at: 2:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 693303/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1998   at: 2:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 797055/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1998   at: 11:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 28, 1998: Third Reading Passed (123-6)
Senate
April 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
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