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HB 2577 Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
Introduced by: Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals of any age. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age 10. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to SB 1693.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102840D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2577ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102840D
- 01/09/19 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/22/19 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/19 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement
- 01/31/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/13/19 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/19 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2577ER)
- 02/20/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
- 02/27/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)