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CS/HB 701: Behavioral Health Care Services Coverage and Access

GENERAL BILL by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Stevenson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caruso ; Eskamani ; Fetterhoff ; Goff-Marcil ; Leek ; Silvers ; Slosberg ; Tant

Behavioral Health Care Services Coverage and Access; Requires DFS to submit report relating to behavioral health care services & benefits to Governor & Legislature by specified date; specifies minimum information report must contain; requires department to make certain information available on its website; requires health insurers & health maintenance organizations to disclose specified information on their websites; requires health insurers & health maintenance organizations to annually provide certain written notices to insureds or subscribers.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
Last Action: 6/23/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-146
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/2/2021 House • Filed
2/18/2021 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
2/26/2021 House • Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
3/2/2021 House • Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/8/2021 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
3/10/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/11/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/12/2021 House • Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
3/16/2021 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
3/18/2021 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
4/9/2021 House • Amendment 476591 filed
4/15/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 476591 adopted
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 1
• Immediately certified
• Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/16/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 496
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 496
4/21/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 527
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1024 -SJ 527
• Read 2nd time -SJ 527
• Read 3rd time -SJ 527
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 527
4/21/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/16/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/21/2021 • Approved by Governor
6/23/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-146