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SB 448: Breast Cancer/Lymph Node Dissection Coverage [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Breast Cancer/Lymph Node Dissection Coverage [EPCC]; Cites this act as the "Mary B. Hooks Act." Includes lymph node dissections under the provisions prescribing the length of a hospital stay relating to a mastectomy and the outpatient postsurgical followup care that any group, blanket, or franchise accident or health insurance policies, and HMOs must cover, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
 Last Action: 5/2/2008 Senate - Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/5/2007 Senate • Filed
    12/13/2007 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; General Government Appropriations
    3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00031
    3/27/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/01/08, 9:30 am, 412-K
    4/1/2008 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00389; Now in Health Policy -SJ 00389
    4/10/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/15/08, 10:45 am, 301-S
    4/15/2008 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00617
    4/16/2008 Senate • Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00617
    5/2/2008 Senate • Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations

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  • SB 448, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/9/2007 at 12:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2008 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2008 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 363 Breast Cancer Treatment Bendross-Mindingall Identical Last Action: 5/2/2008 H Died in Committee on Health Innovation (HC)
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    596820 - Amendment
    		Banking and Insurance
    (Posey)     		3/31/2008
    9:13 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2008 9:30 AM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/15/2008 10:45 AM Health Policy 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.64171 Coverage for length of stay and outpatient postsurgical care.
    627.66121 Coverage for length of stay and outpatient postsurgical care.
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts.

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