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Senate Bill #181
Primary Sponsor:
Introduced on :
Blevins
05/15/2001
Additional Sponsor:
   Maier
Long Title:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Synopsis:
This Bill would amend the Delaware code to ensure that persons covered under health insurance policies receive the right to (a) appropriate referrals, (b) necessary prescription drugs, (c) speedy internal appeals of adverse decisions, (d) appropriate emergency room care, (e) benefits for clinical trials, and (f) attorney's fees in cases where an insurer has acted in bad faith.
CoSponsors:
Sens. Cook, Bonini, Bunting, Cloutier, Connor, DeLuca, Henry, Marshall, McDowell, Simpson, Sokola, Sorenson, Venables, Winslow; Reps. DiLiberto, DiPinto, Ewing, Hudson, Price, Viola, Wagner, West
Current Status:
Signed
  On  
07/03/2001
Volume Chapter
73:96
Fiscal Note:
F/N
Date Governor acted:
07/03/2001
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Amendments:
SA 1 to SB 181------->
Committee Reports:
Report 05/15/01 02:34 pm F=0 M=3 U=0----->
House Committee Report 06/06/01 F=2 M=6 U=0---->
House Committee Report 06/13/01 F=0 M=5 U=0---->
Voting Reports:
Senate vote: () Passed 5/16/01 4:51:41 PM------->
House vote: () Passed 6/26/01 7:04:27 PM------->
Engrossed Version:
Engrossment------->