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1998 SESSION
HB 1413 Health insurance; coverage for early intervention services.
Introduced by: Mary T. Christian | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for early intervention services. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to provide coverage for medically necessary early intervention services. "Early intervention services" means medically necessary speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and assistive technology services and devices for dependents from birth to age three who are certified by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services as eligible for services under Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq.). "Medically necessary early intervention services for the population certified by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services" means those services designed to help an individual attain or retain the capability to function age-appropriately within his environment, and includes services which enhance functional ability without effecting a cure. This coverage is limited to a benefit of $5,000 per insured or member per policy or calendar year. This bill also requires that the cost of these medically necessary early intervention services not be applied to any contractual provision limiting the total amount of coverage paid by the insurer to or on behalf of the insured during the insured's lifetime. Additionally, copayments, coinsurance or deductibles resulting from receiving early intervention services may be paid by federal, state, or local funds. The bill's provisions are applicable to policies, plans and contracts delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on and after July 1, 1998. They are not applicable to short-term travel, accident only, limited or specified disease policies, policies or contracts designed for issuance to persons eligible for coverage under Medicare, or to short-term nonrenewable policies of not more than six months' duration.
FULL TEXT
- 01/28/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 984210148 pdf
- 02/17/98 House: Printed as engrossed 984210148-E pdf
- 03/27/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1413ER) pdf
- 04/27/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/28/98 House: Consent to introduce
- 01/28/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 984210148
- 01/28/98 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/05/98 House: Assigned to C. I. B. sub-committee: 3
- 02/14/98 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amds. (18-Y 8-N)
- 02/15/98 House: Read first time
- 02/16/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/98 House: Read second time
- 02/17/98 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/17/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/98 House: Printed as engrossed 984210148-E
- 02/17/98 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/98 House: Passed House (68-Y 27-N)
- 02/17/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 27-N)
- 02/17/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/19/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/19/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/02/98 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/98 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/04/98 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/04/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/98 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/12/98 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (86-Y 12-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 12-N)
- 03/27/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1413ER)
- 03/31/98 House: Enrolled
- 03/31/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/15/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/27/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)