HB 959: Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
GENERAL BILL by Silvers ; Slosberg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; Tant
Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Requires Medicaid managed care plans to submit annual report to AHCA relating to parity between mental health & substance use disorder benefits & medical & surgical benefits; provides requirements for entities transacting individual or group health insurance or providing prepaid health care; removes provisions relating to optional coverage for mental & nervous disorders; requires OIR to implement & enforce federal law in specified manner; requires OIR to issue specified annual report to Legislature; removes provision relating to optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons.
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/12/2021 House • Filed
2/25/2021 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
4/30/2021 House • Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
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HB 959, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2021 at 2:01 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1536 Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental, Nervous, and Substance Use Disorders Rouson Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Banking and Insurance 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 2 (pdf) 627.4193 Page 6 (pdf) 627.6675 Conversion on termination of eligibility. Page 5 (pdf) 627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. Page 6 (pdf) 627.669 Optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons; exception. Page 13 (pdf)