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CS/CS/SB 308: Developmental Disabilities [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Health Regulation ; Ring ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lynn

Developmental Disabilities [SPSC]; Requires that a physician refer a minor to an appropriate specialist for screening for autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disability and inform the parent or legal guardian of the right to direct access to that specialist under certain circumstances. Requires certain insurers and HMOs to provide direct patient access to an appropriate specialist for screening, evaluation of, or diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/5/2008 Senate • Filed
12/17/2008 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health Regulation; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00023
4/1/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 04/06/09, 4:00 pm, 412-K
4/6/2009 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00308; CS read 1st time on 04/07/09 -SJ 00310
4/7/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Remaining references corrected to Banking and Insurance; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health and Human Services Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00319; Now in Banking and Insurance
4/8/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/14/09, 4:00 pm, 412-K
4/14/2009 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00395; CS read 1st time on 04/16/09 -SJ 00397
4/16/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Original reference(s) removed: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health and Human Services Appropriations; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00395; On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/21/09, 1:30 pm, 412-K --Not considered
4/24/2009 Senate • Withdrawn from Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00588; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/28/2009 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00710; Amendment(s) adopted (198444, 151992) -SJ 00710; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00711
4/29/2009 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00759; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00760
4/29/2009 House • In Messages; Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care -HJ 01205
4/30/2009 House • Received -HJ 01205
5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC)