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2024 SESSION

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HB 987 Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage.

Introduced by: Michelle Lopes Maldonado | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage. Permits a health insurance carrier to consider (i) coverage of a proton radiation therapy treatment by Medicare, Medicaid, or any other governmental health care coverage for any type of cancer or (ii) a recommendation of proton radiation therapy by a patient's treating physician or radiation oncologist as a sufficient standard of clinical evidence to justify coverage of proton radiation therapy.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103741D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24103741D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB987ER)  pdf
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103741D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/18/24  House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/30/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/24  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/24  House: Read first time
• 02/06/24  House: Read second time
• 02/06/24  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/06/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB987E
• 02/06/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24103741D-E
• 02/07/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/19/24  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/29/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/25/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB987ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/05/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (effective 7/1/24 - see bill)
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)