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SB 1658: Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Myers

Health Insurance; cites act as "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 health benefit plan committee to consider & recommend modifications to standard, basic, & limited health benefit plans, etc. Amends Ch. 627, 641.

Effective Date: 10/01/2000
Last Action: 4/27/2000 Senate - Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy SJ 00581; Withdrawn from further consideration SJ 00581
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2000 Senate • Prefiled
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy SJ 00099
4/27/2000 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy SJ 00581; Withdrawn from further consideration SJ 00581