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HB610

Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.

Status:
In House

Chief Patron:
Cia Price (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.

Requires that each insurer providing coverage for diabetes shall include benefits for FDA-approved insulin, continuous blood glucose monitoring, and regular foot care and eye care exams in addition to equipment, supplies, and self-management training and education. The bill allows for such self-management training and education to be provided either in-person outpatient or through telemedicine. Under the bill, such coverage for self-management training and education shall include up to three outpatient visits upon an individual receiving an initial diagnosis of diabetes and up to two medically necessary visits to a qualified provider upon a significant change in the patient's symptoms or medical condition. The bill also repeals certain provisions of law related to cost-sharing for insulin and provides that the coverage required by the bill shall be exempt from any deductible or cost-sharing payment requirement. The provisions of the bill apply to insurance policies, contracts, and plans issued for delivery, reissued, extended, or amended on and after January 1, 2025. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104247D
  • 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 01/16/2024 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/25/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB610)
  • 01/30/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N)
  • 01/30/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/01/2024 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
  • 02/01/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106730D-H1
  • 02/01/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/02/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
  • 02/05/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB610H1)
  • 02/09/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
  • 02/09/2024 - House: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations

Full text and vote history:

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