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CS/SB 268: Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Grant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Myers ; Latvala ; Forman ; Campbell ; KURTH ; Casas ; Rossin ; Meadows ; Sullivan ; Klein ; Cowin

Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act; titles act as "Dianne Steele Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act"; requires group health insurers & HMOs to provide coverage for serious mental illness; requires benefits to be same as for physical illness generally; exempts group health plans or coverage for small employer, as defined; authorizes insurer to require services to be provided by exclusive provider of care; provides applicability, etc. Amends Ch. 627, 641.31. APPROPRIATION: $38,288.

Effective Date: 01/01/1999
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/29/1997 Senate • Prefiled
    11/19/1997 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Ways and Means
    2/9/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/17/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL
    2/17/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Banking and Insurance
    2/19/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means
    3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Ways and Means -SJ 00023; On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/17/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL; Comm. Action: CS by Banking and Insurance -SJ 00008; CS read first time on 03/03/98 -SJ 00096; Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00008
    4/1/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 04/06/98, 2:00 pm, Room-EL
    4/6/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Ways and Means -SJ 00407
    4/7/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00407
    4/28/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092
    4/29/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092
    4/30/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01222, -SJ 01522; Read second time -SJ 01327; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01327; Read third time -SJ 01328; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01328
    4/30/1998 House • In Messages
    5/1/1998 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 268, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/1998 at 1:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/17/1998 (pdf)
    Ways and Means (Post-Meeting) 4/2/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 41 (e3) Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act Brennan Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (7)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    052162 - Amendment
    Holzendorf 5/10/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    080242 - Amendment
    Holzendorf 5/10/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    544456 - Amendment
    Holzendorf 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    725538 - Amendment
    Holzendorf 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    754328 - Amendment
    Holzendorf 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    802726 - Amendment
    Thomas 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    940252 - Amendment
    Holzendorf 5/12/1998
    1:00 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/30/1998 3:37 PM Senate 25 Yeas - 9 Nays
    4/30/1998 3:42 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6472 Exclusive provider organizations.
    627.6515 Out-of-state groups.
    627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception.
    627.6681
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts.

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  • SB 268, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/1998 at 8:03 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6472 Exclusive provider organizations.
    627.6515 Out-of-state groups.
    627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception.
    627.6681
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts.

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