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By Relationship Last Action and Location H 399 Mental Illness Health Insurance Frankel Similar Last Action: 2/1/1999 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00045
Location:S 302 Mental Illness Health Insurance Campbell Similar Last Action: 4/21/1999 S Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00600; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00600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