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2022 SESSION

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SB 434 Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance use disorders, report.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance use disorders; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance, in its report regarding denied claims, complaints, appeals, and network adequacy involving mental health and substance abuse disorder coverage, to include a summary of certain comparative analyses from health carriers related to mental health parity and an explanation of whether the analyses were considered compliant and any corrective actions required of the health carrier by the Bureau. The bill also changes the annual deadline for such report from September 1 to November 1.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101750D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/24/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105029D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/10/22  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB434ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/11/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101750D
• 01/11/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/24/22  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105029D-S1
• 01/24/22  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/02/22  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/22  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/22  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/22  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105029D-S1
• 02/04/22  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB434S1
• 02/07/22  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/22  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/22  House: Read first time
• 02/22/22  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
• 03/03/22  House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/22  House: Read second time
• 03/08/22  House: Read third time
• 03/08/22  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/22  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/22  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/10/22  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB434ER)
• 03/10/22  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/22  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/22/22  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
• 03/22/22  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 04/11/22  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/22)
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)