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IntroducedJan 08, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE AND PATIENT PROTECTION. To: (1) Establish (A) certain reporting requirements and enforcement provisions concerning compliance with mental health and substance use disorder benefit laws, and (B) the parity advancement account; (2) require health carriers to bear the burden of proving that certain health care services under adverse determination or utilization review are not medically necessary; (3) establish certain prohibitions on the use of step therapy for prescription drugs; (4) require health carriers to include certain provisions in contracts with health care providers regarding reimbursement for certain covered health benefits; (5) establish certain requirements concerning stop loss insurance policies for health care or medical benefits under any self-funded employee health benefit plan; (6) establish certain health insurance rate filing requirements and require that the Insurance Commissioner adopt regulations concerning affordability in rate filing; (7) prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to make an adverse determination based on medical necessity; and (8) prohibit any individual or group health insurance policy from imposing (A) arbitrary time limits on reimbursement for general anesthesia services, or (B) unilateral arbitrary limitations on reimbursement for medically necessary ancillary services.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 02, 2025: File Number 419 (LCO)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Senate Calendar, Apr 03, 2025
Position: 241
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 10
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Insurance and Real Estate Committeeprimary
- Sen. Saud Anwarcosponsor
- Sen. Jorge Cabreracosponsor
- Sen. Christine Cohencosponsor
- Sen. Mae Flexercosponsor
- Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcoxcosponsor
- Sen. Herron Gastoncosponsor
- Sen. Jan Hochadelcosponsor
- Sen. Paul Honigcosponsor
- Sen. Julie Kushnercosponsor
- Sen. Matthew L. Lessercosponsor
- Sen. Rick Lopescosponsor
- Sen. Ceci Mahercosponsor
- Sen. James J. Maroneycosponsor
- Sen. Martha Marxcosponsor
- Sen. Douglas McCrorycosponsor
- Sen. Patricia Billie Millercosponsor
- Sen. Norman Needlemancosponsor
- Sen. Catherine A. Ostencosponsor
- Sen. MD Rahmancosponsor
- Sen. Derek Slapcosponsor
- Sen. Gary A. Winfieldcosponsor
- Rep. Josh Elliottcosponsor
- Rep. James Sanchezcosponsor
- Rep. Geraldo C. Reyescosponsor
Votes
NO: 3
- Pavalock-D'Amato C
- Hwang T
- Nuccio T
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Senate Calendar Number 241
- File Number 419 (LCO)
- Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/25 5:00 PM (LCO)
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
- Joint Favorable Substitute (INS)
- Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
- Public Hearing 03/06
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Drafted by Committee
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Vote to Draft (INS)
- Jan 08, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
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