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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • 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    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • HB 939, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/12/2019 at 3:33 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 706 Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Rouson Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Banking and Insurance

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.4193 Page 6 (pdf)
    627.6675 Conversion on termination of eligibility. Page 5 (pdf)
    627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.669 Optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons; exception. Page 13 (pdf)

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