HB 623 (2012) -  Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment Parity

General Bill by Nuñez (CO-SPONSORS) Costello; Mayfield; Porth; Sands
Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment Parity: Requires individual or group insurance policies & health maintenance contracts providing coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment to provide at least equally favorable coverage for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications; specifies that compliance with requirement may not be achieved by increasing policy or contract copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance amounts applicable to intravenously administered or injected anticancer medications; provides construction.
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

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Related Bills

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Bill #: SB 1066 Subject: Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment Relationship: Compare

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/10/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 11/21/2011 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 11/21/2011 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 11/21/2011 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 11/21/2011 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 11/21/2011 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/09/2011 - 4:58 PM Member: Nuñez Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.42391 SB 1066
641.313