HB 505 (2011) -  Health Care Coverage

by Jones, M.
Requires health insurers, corporations, & health maintenance organizations issuing certain health policies to provide coverage for telemedicine services; provides definitions; prohibits exclusion of telemedicine cost coverage solely because services were not provided face to face; specifies conditions under which insurer, corporation, or health maintenance organization must reimburse telemedicine provider for certain fees & costs; authorizes provisions requiring a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance requirement for telemedicine services under certain circumstances; prohibits imposition of certain dollar & durational coverage limitations or copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles on telemedicine services unless imposed equally on all terms & services; provides application; provides construction; requires utilization review under certain circumstances; provides coverage under state plan or waiver for health home services provided to eligible individuals with chronic conditions; authorizes physicians & osteopathic physicians to provide diagnostic services through electronic means directly to patient under specified circumstances.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/25/2011 - 1:14 PM Member: Jones, M. Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
458.355
459.029