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1998 SESSION
SB 705 Health insurance for state employees; prostate.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | 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 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 980466739 pdf
- 04/03/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB705ER) pdf
- 05/04/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 980466739
- 01/26/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/04/98 Senate: Pursuant to S.Rule 20(j),rereferred by Fin. (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/98 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 02/09/98 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/98 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/17/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/98 House: Read first time
- 02/18/98 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/19/98 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amds. (26-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/98 House: Read second time
- 02/23/98 House: Read third time
- 02/23/98 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/23/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/23/98 House: Passed House with amendments (Block Vote) (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/25/98 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE AMENDMENTS R (1-Y 39-N)
- 02/26/98 House: House insisted on amendments
- 02/26/98 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/02/98 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/98 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM.R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/98 House: Delegates: Tata, Reid, Jones, S.C.
- 03/04/98 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/98 Senate: Senators: Stolle, Woods, Howell
- 03/13/98 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Conference: House amendments accepted by conference committee
- 03/13/98 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/13/98 Senate: Title replaced
- 03/13/98 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/13/98 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT R (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/03/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB705ER)
- 04/06/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/98)
- 05/04/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)