HB 939: Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
GENERAL BILL by Slosberg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; Smith, C. ; Webb
Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Requires Medicaid managed care plans to submit annual report to AHCA relating to parity between mental health & substance use disorder benefits & medical & surgical benefits; provides requirements for certain entities transacting individual or group health insurance or providing prepaid health care; removes provisions relating to optional coverage for mental & nervous disorders; requires OIR to implement & enforce certain federal law in specified manner; requires office to issue specified annual report to Legislature; removes provision relating to optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/3/2020 | House |
• Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 81 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 80 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee |
