Med. Ins. Eligibility/Nondiscrimination

“An Act prohibiting discrimination by health care insurers based on genetic information; providing special enrollment requirements related to Medicaid and state child health plan coverage; requiring a health care insurer to offer coverage for the treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse; providing continuity of coverage for college students during medically necessary leaves of absence from college; requiring health care insurers in the group market to provide parity in the application of mental health and substance abuse benefits that comply with federal requirements; amending the definition of dentist to include out-of-state dentists for purposes of certain dental insurance requirements; and providing for an effective date.”

Bill Version: HB 222(TITLE AM)
Status: Chapter 55 SLA 09 : 2009-07-09