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HOUSE BILL 41

CHAPTER NUMBER: 517
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 173

Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Montgomery, Kullen, and Pena-Melnyk

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide inpatient hospitalization coverage for a specified minimum length of time following a mastectomy that is performed for the treatment of breast cancer; prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from refusing reimbursement for specified services; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
10/28
Pre-filed
1/14
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/28
Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
2/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/27
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/2
First Reading Finance
3/13
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 517

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Notices
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Women

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )

Insurance
( 15-832 , 15-832.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 396187/01     Offered on: February 25, 2009   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-1)



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