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2000 SESSION
HB 165 Health insurance; coverage for dental procedures.
Introduced by: James M. Shuler | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for hospitalization and anesthesia for dental procedures. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to provide coverage for general anesthesia and hospitalization or facilities charges of a licensed outpatient surgery facility for dental care provided to a covered person who is determined by a licensed dentist in consultation with the covered person's treating physician to require general anesthesia and admission to a hospital or outpatient surgery facility to effectively and safely provide dental care and (i) is under the age of five, (ii) is severely disabled, or (iii) has a medical condition and requires admission to a hospital or outpatient surgery facility and general anesthesia for dental care treatment. Such insurers, corporations or organizations (i) may require prior authorization for this benefit in the same manner as is required for other covered benefits and (ii) shall restrict coverage for general anesthesia expenses and for facility charges to the appropriate licensed providers.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003300936 pdf
- 03/01/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB165ER) pdf
- 03/28/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003300936
- 01/12/00 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 01/19/00 House: Assigned to C. I. B. sub-committee: 3
- 01/25/00 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (23-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/00 House: Read first time
- 01/27/00 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/00 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/31/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/21/00 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB165ER)
- 03/07/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (effective 7/1/00)
- 03/28/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)