Jim Beall
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Under existing law, a health care service plan contract and a health insurance policy are required to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illnesses of a person of any age. Existing law does not define "severe mental illnesses" for this purpose but describes it as including several conditions. This bill would expand this coverage requirement for certain health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2010, to include the diagnosis and treatment of a mental illness of a person of any age and would define mental illness for this purpose as a mental disorder defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV. The bill would specify that this requirement does not apply to a health care benefit plan, contract, or health insurance policy with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System unless the board elects to purchase a plan, contract, or policy that provides mental health coverage. Because this bill would expand coverage requirements for health care service plans, the willful violation of which would be a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 3191.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 3218.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 2165.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (August 17).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 15).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 29. Page 1834.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 28).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB244 | HTML |
| 02/10/09 - Introduced | |
| 05/05/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/09 - Enrolled |
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