HB2738
Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)
Chief Patron:
Mark Sickles (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders; generally accepted standards of care.
Requires health insurance coverage, as defined in the bill, to provide coverage for mental health and substance use disorder benefits for children, adolescents, and adults and requires such coverage to apply the definitions of 'generally accepted standards of mental health or substance use disorder care' and 'medically necessary' provided in ... (More) the bill for any determination of medical necessity, prior authorization, or utilization review under such coverage. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25104829D
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/23/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106283D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate Amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 15-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2738ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2738)
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 314 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)
