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SB 302: Mental Illness Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala

Mental Illness Health Insurance; creates "Dianne Steele Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act"; provides that current requirement for group insurers to offer coverage for mental health conditions does not apply to serious mental illness; requires group health insurers & HMOs to provide coverage for serious mental illness; requires benefits to be same as for physical illness generally; provides applicability, etc. Amends 627.668,.6472,.6515, 641.31; creates 627.6681. APPROPRIATION: $38,288.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/21/1999 Senate - Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00600; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00600
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/30/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/20/1999 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00033
4/21/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00600; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00600