Health insurance; mandated coverage for treatment by intensity modulated radiation therapy. (HB2949)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; mandated coverage for treatment by intensity modulated radiation therapy. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for the treatment by intensity modulated radiation therapy of tumors when such treatment is performed pursuant to protocol dose volume constraints approved by the institutional review board of any United States medical teaching college or the National Cancer Institute. The requirement for coverage applies only if the patient resides within a medically underserved area of the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2007 | Committee |
| 01/10/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078965554 |
| 01/10/2007 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/22/2007 | Impact statement from SCC (HB2949) |