2009-04-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 1060
HB 222                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 222(title am) "An Act prohibiting discrimination                                                                 
by health care insurers based on genetic information; providing special                                                         
enrollment requirements related to Medicaid and state child health                                                              
plan coverage; requiring a health care insurer to offer coverage for the                                                        
treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse; providing continuity of                                                                  
coverage for college students during medically necessary leaves of                                                              
absence from college; requiring health care insurers in the group                                                               
market to provide parity in the application of mental health and                                                                
substance abuse benefits that comply with federal requirements;                                                                 
amending the definition of 'dentist' to include out-of-state dentists for                                                       
purposes of certain dental insurance requirements; and providing for                                                            
an effective date" was read the second time.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                                
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 222(title am) was read the third time.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall HOUSE BILL NO. 222(title am) "An Act                                                                 
prohibiting discrimination by health care insurers based on genetic                                                             
information; providing special enrollment requirements related to                                                               
Medicaid and state child health plan coverage; requiring a health care                                                          
insurer to offer coverage for the treatment of alcoholism or drug                                                               
abuse; providing continuity of coverage for college students during                                                             
medically necessary leaves of absence from college; requiring health                                                            
care insurers in the group market to provide parity in the application of                                                       
mental health and substance abuse benefits that comply with federal                                                             
requirements; amending the definition of 'dentist' to include out-of-                                                           
state dentists for purposes of certain dental insurance requirements;                                                           
and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was                                                             
taken with the following result: