Health benefit plans; enrollment by pregnant individuals. (HB39)
Introduced By
Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon)
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 benefit plans; enrollment by pregnant individuals. Requires health carriers to allow pregnant individuals to enroll in a health benefit plan at any time after the commencement of the pregnancy, with the pregnant individual's coverage being effective as of the first of the month in which the individual receives certification of the pregnancy. The measure applies to such agreements that are entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 11/19/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100347D |
| 11/19/2019 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/16/2020 | Referred from General Laws |
| 01/16/2020 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 01/17/2020 | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/22/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB39) |
| 02/04/2020 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 |
| 02/06/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Labor and Commerce |