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1998 SESSION
HB 915 Health insurance for state employees; prostate.
Introduced by: John S. Reid | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Health and related insurance for state employees; State Plan for Medical Assistance Services; accident and sickness insurance; prostate-related procedures. Requires health care coverage companies (including health insurers and HMOs), together with the health care coverage plan for state employees and the state plan for Medicaid, to provide coverage for PSA testing and digital rectal examinations to persons age 50 and over and to persons age 40 and over who are at high risk for prostate cancer according to American Cancer Society guidelines. These tests and examinations are conducted for the purpose of detecting and treating prostate cancer. "PSA testing" means the analysis of a blood sample to determine the level of prostate-specific antigen.
The provisions of this bill are not applicable to (i) short-term travel, accident only, limited or specified disease policies other than cancer policies; (ii) short-term nonrenewable policies of not more than six months' duration; or (iii) Medicare policies or contracts or any other similar coverage under state or federal governmental plans. The bill also makes a clarifying amendment in statutes governing the health care coverage plan for state employees.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 983081424 pdf
- 02/17/98 House: Printed as engrossed 983081424-E pdf
- 02/26/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 980653424-S1 pdf
- 03/31/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB915ER) pdf
- 04/29/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB915ER) pdf
- 05/15/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 983081424
- 01/26/98 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. (25-Y 0-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: Amendments by Mr. Jones, J.C. agreed to
- 02/17/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/98 House: Printed as engrossed 983081424-E
- 02/17/98 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/19/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/19/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/25/98 Senate: Reported from General Laws with sub. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/26/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 980653424-S1
- 03/04/98 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 03/09/98 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/98 Senate: Read third time
- 03/11/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/11/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 980653424-S1
- 03/11/98 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/11/98 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Woods agreed to
- 03/11/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd. 980653424-ES1
- 03/11/98 Senate: Passed Senate with sub. w/amd. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/12/98 House: Senate sub. w/amd. agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 House: Title replaced
- 03/31/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB915ER)
- 04/06/98 House: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/98 House: House concurred in Gov's recom. (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/98 House: Title replaced
- 04/22/98 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Enacted, Chapter 858 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/29/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB915ER)
- 05/15/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858)