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HB 81: Mental Illness Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Hafner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wiles ; Fasano ; Brown ; Betancourt ; Cosgrove ; Ritter ; Miller ; Turnbull ; Frankel ; Morroni ; Chestnut ; Wasserman Schultz ; Eggelletion ; Logan ; Crow ; Rayson ; Casey

Mental Illness Health Insurance; creates "Dianne Steele Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act"; provides that current requirement for group insurers to offer coverage for mental health conditions does not apply to serious mental illness; requires group health insurers & HMOs to provide coverage for serious mental illness; requires benefits to be same as for physical illness generally; provides applicability, etc. Amends 627.668,.6472,.6515, 641.31; creates 627.6681. APPROPRIATION: $38,288.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/30/1998 House • Prefiled
    12/8/1998 House • Referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Insurance (CAC); Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); General Government Appropriations (FRC)
    1/8/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 01/19/99, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall --Discussion
    1/22/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 02/03/99, 9:00 am, Reed Hall --Not considered
    3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Insurance (CAC); Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00025; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 01/19/99, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall --Discussion; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 02/03/99, 9:00 am, Reed Hall --Not considered
    4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC)

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  • HB 81, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 12/8/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 399 Mental Illness Health Insurance Frankel Similar Last Action: 2/1/1999 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00045
    Location:
    S 302 Mental Illness Health Insurance Campbell Similar Last Action: 4/21/1999 S Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00600; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00600
    Location:

    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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