HB 505: Health Care Coverage
GENERAL BILL by Jones, M.
Health Care Coverage; Requires health insurers, corporations, & health maintenance organizations issuing certain health policies to provide coverage for telemedicine services; provides definitions; prohibits exclusion of telemedicine cost coverage solely because services were not provided face to face; specifies conditions under which insurer, corporation, or health maintenance organization must reimburse telemedicine provider for certain fees & costs; authorizes provisions requiring a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance requirement for telemedicine services, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2011 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/7/2011 | House |
• Referred to HHS Quality Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 48 |
| 3/8/2011 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 48 |
| 5/7/2011 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee |
