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CS/HB 3487: Dental Insurance Coverage

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Standards & Regulatory Reform ; Safley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chestnut ; Ziebarth ; Prewitt ; Kelly ; Ball ; Ritter ; Horan ; Jacobs ; Dawson-White ; Peaden ; Fasano ; Maygarden ; Frankel ; Bush ; Casey ; Murman ; Sanderson ; Lippman ; Minton ; Bitner ; Sublette ; Fischer ; Goode ; Morroni ; Thrasher ; Brennan ; Wiles ; Saunders ; Brooks ; Ritchie ; Burroughs ; Stabins ; Carlton

Dental Insurance Coverage; requires health insurance policies & HMO contracts to provide coverage for general anesthesia & hospitalization for certain persons under certain circumstances; provides application of contract terms & conditions to services; provides exceptions; provides declaration of important state interest; provides application of act to policies & contracts. Creates 627.4295,.65755; amends 627.6515, 641.31.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 5/29/1998 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 98-312
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/1998 House • Prefiled
2/13/1998 House • Referred to Health Care Standards & Regulatory Reform (GSC); Health & Human Services Appropriations
3/3/1998 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Standards & Regulatory Reform (GSC); Health & Human Services Appropriations -HJ 00037
3/25/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Standards & Regulatory Reform (GSC), 03/31/98, 1:30 pm, 214C
3/31/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Health Care Standards & Regulatory Reform (GSC) -HJ 00468
4/7/1998 House • CS read first time on 04/07/98 -HJ 00464
4/6/1998 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations -HJ 00468
4/20/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations, 04/21/98, 10:15 am, 317C
4/21/1998 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health & Human Services Appropriations -HJ 00999
4/22/1998 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00999
4/24/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01311; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01311
4/28/1998 House • Read third time -HJ 01470; CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01470
4/28/1998 Senate • In Messages
5/1/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Care; Ways and Means -SJ 01816; Immediately withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Health Care; Ways and Means -SJ 01635; Substituted for CS/SB 792 -SJ 01635; Read second and third times -SJ 01635; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01635
5/1/1998 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 02400
5/14/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/29/1998 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 98-312