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SB 220: Health Insurance/Eye Exams

GENERAL BILL by Dawson

Health Insurance/Eye Exams; requires health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts to provide for one routine eye examination for certain children by licensed ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist selected by patient; provides for medically necessary followup visits; provides for cost of examination to be covered by insurer or health maintenance organization. Creates 627.6414,.65753; amends 641.31.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 3/21/2001 Senate - Withdrawn from Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00200; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00200
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/2/2001 Senate • Prefiled
1/11/2001 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations
1/16/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 01/24/01, 9:00 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/6/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00021; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 01/24/01, 9:00 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/21/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00200; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00200