Health Care Task Force. The bill requires entities issuing individual sickness and accident insurance policies in this state to provide the same coverage for maternity care as is currently mandated for all group sickness and accident insurance policies. The bill also requires both individual and group policies to provide coverage for pregnancy management, including contraceptive counseling, drugs, and devices. The bill excludes abortion procedures and services from pregnancy management.
 

Year

2010

Current status

  • 02/03/2010 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
  • 01/13/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor

Sponsors

Rep. Frangas; Rep. McCann; Sen. Foster

Bill number

HB 1021