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CS/SB 1422: Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Rouson

Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Requiring contracts between the Agency for Health Care Administration and certain managed care plans to require the plans to submit a specified annual report to the agency relating to parity between mental health and substance use disorder benefits and medical and surgical benefits; deleting certain provisions that require insurers, health maintenance organizations, and nonprofit hospital and medical service plan organizations transacting group health insurance or providing prepaid health care to offer specified optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders; repealing provisions relating to optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/2/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 167
    1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 166
    2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/06/18, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/6/2018 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 336
    2/8/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 336
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 339
    2/16/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/21/18, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    2/21/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 385
    2/23/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 385
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 1422, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2018 at 10:42 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2018 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 955 Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Shaw Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    243598 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 2/23/2018
    9:50 AM

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    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    370074 - Amendment
    Between lines 307 and 308 insert:
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    (Rouson)
    2/20/2018
    5:46 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2018
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/21/2018 4:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.4193 Page 5 (pdf)
    627.6675 Conversion on termination of eligibility. Page 4 (pdf)
    627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. Page 5 (pdf)
    627.669 Optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons; exception. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 1422, Original Filed Version Posted 1/2/2018 at 10:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2018 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 955 Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Shaw Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    774792 - Amendment
    Delete lines 96 - 304 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Rouson)
    2/6/2018
    9:13 AM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/6/2018
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2018 11:00 AM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.4193 Page 5 (pdf)
    627.6675 Conversion on termination of eligibility. Page 4 (pdf)
    627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. Page 5 (pdf)

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