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SB 1218: Biomarker Testing

GENERAL BILL by Wright ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Pizzo

Biomarker Testing; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for biomarker testing under the state Medicaid program for specified purposes; beginning on a specified date, requiring individual health insurance policies; group, blanket, and franchise health insurance policies; and health maintenance contracts, respectively, to provide coverage for biomarker testing under certain circumstances; requiring insurers and health maintenance organizations, as applicable, to provide a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process on their websites for requesting exceptions to policy or contract terms, as applicable, and for appealing certain adverse utilization review determinations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Health Policy