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1998 SESSION
SB 251 Health insurance; coverage for hemophilia.
Introduced by: Warren E. Barry | 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
- 01/16/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988888607 pdf
- 02/02/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 985551607-S1 pdf
- 02/23/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB251ER) pdf
- 03/13/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/16/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988888607
- 01/16/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/02/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 985551607-S1
- 02/02/98 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 985551607-S1
- 02/04/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 985551607-S1
- 02/05/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/98 House: Read first time
- 02/09/98 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/19/98 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (26-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/98 House: Read second time
- 02/23/98 House: Read third time
- 02/23/98 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB251ER)
- 03/02/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective 7/1/98)
- 03/13/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)