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2000 SESSION
SB 274 Accident and sickness insurance; diabetes coverage.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Accident and sickness insurance; diabetes coverage. Clarifies several provisions of the mandated benefit for coverage of diabetes. The bill prohibits carriers from categorizing supplies for diabetes treatment as durable medical equipment, ensuring that such supplies are not subject to the dollar limits applicable generally to durable medical equipment. Other provisions (i) allow managed care health insurance plans to require the health care professional providing diabetes outpatient self-management training and education to be a member of the plan's provider network if the network includes sufficient health care professionals who are qualified by specific education, experience, and credentials to provide the covered benefits; (ii) require the covered benefit for outpatient self-management training and education to be performed in-person; and (iii) prohibit carriers from imposing policy or calendar year dollar or durational benefit limitations or maximums for the diabetes benefits or services provided.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 003340448 pdf
- 02/29/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB274ER) pdf
- 04/21/00 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB274ER2) pdf
- 05/08/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1025) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 003340448
- 01/18/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/00 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/00 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/00 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/00 House: Read first time
- 02/09/00 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/17/00 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (25-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/00 House: Read second time
- 02/21/00 House: Read third time
- 02/21/00 House: Amendment by Del. Armstrong agreed to
- 02/21/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/21/00 House: Passed House with amendment (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/23/00 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB274ER)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/00 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/19/00 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/00 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/00 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV.'S RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/00 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/00 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/19/00 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/19/00 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/19/00 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/19/00 House: Enacted, Chapter 1025 (effective 7/1/00)
- 04/21/00 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB274ER2)
- 05/08/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1025)