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1999 SESSION
SB 430 Health insurance; mental health coverage.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Accident and sickness insurance; mental health coverage. Requires the state health care plans, health insurers, health services plans and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for biologically based mental illness. The bill requires that coverage for biologically based mental illness be no different from coverage for other illnesses or conditions for the purpose of determining deductibles, benefit year or lifetime durational limits, lifetime episodes or treatment limits, copayment and coinsurance factors, and benefit year maximums for deductibles and copayment and coinsurance factors. The bill does not prevent the undertaking of usual and customary procedures to determine the appropriateness and medical necessity for the treatment of mental disorders, so long as such procedures are made in the same manner as the determinations made for the treatment of any other illness or condition. The bill is not applicable to policies, contracts or plans covering employee groups having less than 25 employees.
“Biologically based mental illness” is any mental or nervous condition caused by a biological disorder of the brain that results in a clinically significant or psychological syndrome or a pattern substantially limiting the person’s functioning, including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, autism, psychotic disorder, and drug and alcohol addiction.
The provisions of the bill become effective July 1, 2000, and expire on July 1, 2004.
The bill also requires the Department of Personnel and Training to collect data and perform analyses in order to determine the effect of the bill’s provisions on claims experience and costs. The Department of Personnel and Training must submit written reports of its findings to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, no later than December 1, 2001, December 1, 2002, and December 1, 2003. The Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits is directed to collect data, perform studies and convene public hearings to determine the effect of the bill’s provisions on claim experience and costs. The Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits must submit written reports of its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2001, December 1, 2002, and December 1, 2003.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 980874685 pdf
- 01/21/99 Senate: Floor substitute printed 990467700-S1 (Martin/Houck/Woods) pdf
- 03/09/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB430ER) pdf
- 04/07/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0941) pdf
- 04/07/99 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB430ER2) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- House amendments engrossed
- House amendments rejected
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments rejected
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 980874685
- 01/26/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/17/98 Senate: Continued to 1999 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 12/10/98 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendment (8-Y 4-N)
- 01/14/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/99 Senate: Read second time
- 01/15/99 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/15/99 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/15/99 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/18/99 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/19/99 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 01/19/99 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/20/99 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/21/99 Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (36-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (36-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 01/21/99 Senate: Sub. by Sen. Martin/Houck/Woods agreed to 990467700-S1
- 01/21/99 Senate: Floor substitute printed 990467700-S1 (Martin/Houck/Woods)
- 01/21/99 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - fl. sub.990467700-S1 (Martin, etc)
- 01/21/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/99 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/22/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/22/99 House: Read first time
- 01/22/99 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/28/99 House: Reported from General Laws (26-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/99 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/18/99 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amd. (13-Y 12-N)
- 02/18/99 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/23/99 House: Reported from Appropriations with amds. (24-Y 3-N)
- 02/24/99 House: Read second time
- 02/25/99 House: Read third time
- 02/25/99 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/25/99 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/25/99 House: Amendments by Mr. Bennett agreed to (53-Y 44-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (53-Y 44-N 1-A)
- 02/25/99 House: Amendments by Mr. Byrant withdrawn
- 02/25/99 House: Amendments by Mrs. Davis rejected (28-Y 68-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (28-Y 68-N)
- 02/25/99 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/25/99 House: Amendment by Mr. May rejected (44-Y 53-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (44-Y 53-N)
- 02/25/99 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/25/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Purkey rejected
- 02/25/99 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/25/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Cantor rejected (49-Y 49-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (49-Y 49-N 1-A)
- 02/25/99 House: Previous question, not ordered (63-Y 36-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION (63-Y 36-N)
- 02/25/99 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/25/99 House: Passed House with amendments (85-Y 14-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 14-N 1-A)
- 02/25/99 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/25/99 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB430ER)
- 03/12/99 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/99 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/07/99 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/07/99 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 House: Pending question ordered
- 04/07/99 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (71-Y 22-N)
- 04/07/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (71-Y 22-N 1-A)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/07/99 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Enacted, Chapter 941 (effective-see bill)
- 04/07/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0941)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB430ER2)