SB 205-1_ Filed 02/01/2001, 15:01
Adopted 2/5/2001

COMMITTEE REPORT




MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Senate Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 205, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:

SOURCE: Page 2, line 7; (01)AM020502.2. -->     Page 2, line 7, after "received" insert " medical advice concerning, diagnosis of, care for, or".
    Page 2, line 7, delete "six (6)" and insert " twelve (12)".
    Page 2, line 29, delete "An" and insert " Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), an".
    Page 2, line 35, after "before" insert " or at the time of".
    Page 2, line 40, after "print" insert " or on a separate form".
    Page 3, line 1, delete "." and insert " per individual.".
    Page 3, between lines 21 and 22, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " (f) Notwithstanding subsection (e), an individual policy of accident and sickness insurance may not contain a waiver of coverage for a mental health condition.".
    Page 3, line 25, after "policy" insert " or certificate".
    Page 3, line 30, after "policy" insert " or certificate".
    Page 3, line 34, delete "exemption" and insert " waiver".
    Page 3, line 37, after "before" insert " or at the time of".
    Page 3, line 38, after "policy" insert " or certificate".
    Page 3, line 42, after "print" insert " or on a separate form".
    Page 4, line 3, delete "." and insert " per individual.".
    Page 4, line 20, after "policy" insert " or certificate".
    Page 4, line 26, after "policy" insert " or certificate".
    Page 4, between lines 29 and 30, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " (e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a policy described in subsection (a) may not contain a waiver of coverage for a mental health condition.".
    (Reference is to SB 205 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass .

Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.

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Senator Paul, Chairperson


AM 020502/DI 104    2001