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CS/HB 519: Breast Cancer Treatment

GENERAL BILL by Meadows ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Clarke ; Harper ; Holloway ; Justice ; Roberson, Y

Breast Cancer Treatment; provides popular name of "Mary B. Hooks Act"; includes lymph node dissections under provisions prescribing length of hospital stay re mastectomy which specified health insurers & health maintenance organizations must cover; limits application; provides legislative findings; requires OPPAGA to study certain issues re mammography services; provides study requirements; requires report to Legislature. Amends 627.64171,.66121, 641.31.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Committee on Health Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2306 (Ch. 2004-57)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2004 House • Prefiled
1/27/2004 House • Referred to Health Access & Financing (IN); Insurance; Health Care; Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Health Access & Financing (IN); Insurance; Health Care; Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00047
4/9/2004 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Health Access & Financing (IN), 04/13/04, 5:30 pm, 214-C
4/13/2004 House • Recommendation: Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Health Access & Financing (IN); YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Now in Insurance; On Committee agenda-- Insurance, 04/15/04, 3:15 pm, 212-K
4/16/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Insurance; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 00606
4/20/2004 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
4/23/2004 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care; Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00765; CS referred to Health Care; Appropriations -HJ 00765
4/30/2004 House • Died in Committee on Health Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2306 (Ch. 2004-57)