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2017 SESSION
HB 1872 State employee health insurance plan; coverage for vision therapy.
Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
State employee health insurance plan; coverage for vision therapy. Requires the state employee health insurance plan to include coverage for vision therapy, defined in the bill as orthoptic or pleoptic training when medically necessary to diagnose, correct, or manage a vision disorder or dysfunction that results from traumatic brain injury, brain surgery, or stroke.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100882D
- 01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/19/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/17 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/17 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/25/17 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/02/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/08/17 House: Left in Appropriations