File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 747
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand,
Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer,
Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
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Mental Health Safety Net Restoration Act of 2005
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide
access to community-based mental health services to individuals who
have private health care coverage; requiring the services provided to
be those provided to uninsured low-income individuals; establishing
eligibility requirements for individuals to receive services; and
requiring the Department to offer services according to a sliding fee
scale.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Finance
- 2/9
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/17
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- MENTAL HEALTH
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
10-1601
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
