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1998 SESSION
HB 673 Health insurance; coverage for hemophilia.
Introduced by: Frank D. Hargrove, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for hemophilia and congenital bleeding disorders. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to provide coverage for hemophilia and congenital bleeding disorders. The benefits mandated include coverage for expenses incurred with the treatment of routine bleeding episodes, and coverage for the purchase of blood products and blood infusion equipment required for home treatment of routine bleeding episodes when the home treatment is conducted under the supervision of the state-approved hemophilia treatment center. 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
- 01/22/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 988591272 pdf
- 01/29/98 House: Printed as engrossed 988591272-E pdf
- 02/20/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB673ER) pdf
- 03/13/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB673ER) pdf
- 03/18/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0120) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 988591272
- 01/22/98 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 01/27/98 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amd. (25-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/98 House: Read first time
- 01/29/98 House: Read second time
- 01/29/98 House: Amendments by Mr. Hargrove agreed to
- 01/29/98 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/29/98 House: Printed as engrossed 988591272-E
- 01/30/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/98 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/16/98 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/98 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/98 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB673ER)
- 02/27/98 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/98 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/11/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/12/98 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Senate: Reading of Governor's communication waived
- 03/13/98 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/13/98 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 House: Reenrolled
- 03/13/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB673ER)
- 03/13/98 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/13/98 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/13/98 House: Enacted, Chapter 120 (effective 7/1/98)
- 03/18/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0120)