SB 1798: Health Care During a Declared Emergency
GENERAL BILL by Collins
Health Care During a Declared Emergency; Defining the term “life sustaining medical services”; requiring certain health insurance entities to enact specified policies; authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Agency for Health Care Administration to issue emergency orders extending the time periods of such policies for specified timeframes, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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SB 1798, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 3:53 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1531 Emergency Preparedness for Life-sustaining Medical Services Tramont Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 252.358 Emergency-preparedness prescription medication refills. Page 1 (pdf)