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 Back | 144th General Assembly
Senate Bill # 78 w/HA 2 |
| Primary Sponsor: | Henry | Additional Sponsor(s): Sen. McDowell & Sen. Connor & Rep. Maier Sen. Blevins Sen. Sorenson Rep. Hall-Long Rep. Schooley |
| CoSponsors: | B. Short |
| Introduced on : | 04/24/2007 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND NEWBORN SCREENING. |
| Synopsis: | This Bill provides that certain medical formulas and food expenses in the on-going treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU) and other inherited metabolic diseases shall be covered in health insurance contracts and also in group and blanket health insurance policies.
PKU is one of a number of inherited metabolic diseases for which Delaware newborns are screened. PKU occurs in 1 in every 10,000 to 1 in every 25,000 live births. Other inherited metabolic diseases occur at similar or lower frequencies.
Undetected and untreated, PKU and other inherited metabolic diseases, can result in severe mental retardation, complicated medical conditions, extensive health care costs, or death. Such outcomes can be prevented by following a very strict, medically prescribed diet, which includes specially prescribed medical formulas or foods (such as low phenylalanine formula, and modified low protein foods). The preparation of these medical formulas and foods is complex and expensive.
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| Amendments: |
HA 1 to SB 78 - Stricken
HA 2 to SB 78 - Passed
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| Committee Reports: |
Senate Committee report 05/02/07 F=0 M=4 U=0----->
House Committee Report 06/14/07 F=4 M=4 U=0----> |
| Voting Reports: |
Senate vote: () Passed 5/17/07 4:34:06 PM------->
House vote: () Passed 6/27/07 3:06:22 PM------->
Senate vote: () Passed 6/28/07 4:22:02 PM-------> |
| Engrossed Version: |
Engrossment-------> |
Actions History:
| Aug 01, 2007 - Signed by Governor
Jun 28, 2007 - Passed by Senate. Votes: 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
Jun 27, 2007 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
Jun 27, 2007 - Amendment HA 2 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
Jun 27, 2007 - Amendment HA 1 - Stricken
Jun 20, 2007 - Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 14, 2007 - Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING & INSURANCE) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
Jun 14, 2007 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
May 30, 2007 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking & Insurance Committee in House
May 17, 2007 - Passed by Senate. Votes: 18 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
May 02, 2007 - Reported Out of Committee (INSURANCE & ELECTIONS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Apr 24, 2007 - Assigned to Insurance & Elections Committee in Senate
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