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2015 SESSION

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HB 1747 Health insurance; mental health parity.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Health insurance; mental health parity. Conforms certain requirements regarding coverage for mental health and substance use disorders to provisions of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the Act). The measure requires that group and individual health insurance coverage provide mental health and substance use disorder benefits. Such benefits shall be in parity with the medical and surgical benefits contained in the coverage in accordance with the Act, even where those requirements would not otherwise apply directly. The measure requires the Bureau of Insurance to develop reporting requirements regarding denied claims, complaints, and appeals involving such coverage and to compile the information into an annual report. The bill contains a technical amendment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102802D  pdf
• 01/27/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15102802D-E  pdf
• 02/26/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1747ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/12/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102802D
• 01/12/15  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/22/15  House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/15  House: Read first time
• 01/27/15  House: Read second time
• 01/27/15  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/27/15  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1747E
• 01/27/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15102802D-E
• 01/28/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/16/15  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/15  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/19/15  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/19/15  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/19/15  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/23/15  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/23/15  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/26/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1747ER)
• 02/26/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/27/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/27/15
• 02/27/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/26/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)