HB 955: Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
GENERAL BILL by Shaw ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Asencio ; Daniels ; Jenne ; Mercado
Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Requires contracts between AHCA & certain managed care plans to require plans to submit specified annual report to agency for parity between mental health & substance use disorder benefits, & medical and surgical benefits; deletes certain provisions requiring insurers and specified health service entities transacting certain insurance or prepaid health care to offer specified optional coverage for mental & nervous disorders; requires such entities to comply with specified provisions prohibiting imposition of less favorable benefit limitations on mental health & substance use disorder benefits.
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/20/2017 | House |
• Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 83 |
| 1/9/2018 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 83 |
| 3/10/2018 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee |
