HB 51: Health Insurance/Mental Illness
GENERAL BILL by Farkas ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Meadows ; Gottlieb ; Lerner
Health Insurance/Mental Illness; cites act as "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 & health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for serious mental illness; requires benefits to be same as for physical illness generally, etc. Amends 627.668,.6472,.6515, 641.31; creates 627.6681. APPROPRIATION: $38,288.
Effective Date: 10/01/2002
Last Action: 10/30/2001 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00013
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 10/30/2001 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00013
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 8/23/2001 House • Prefiled
10/30/2001 House • Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00013
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HB 51, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/13/2001 at 12:12 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 2486 Chris G. Mental Health Parity Act Dyer Compare Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
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.