SB 41

  • Delaware Senate Bill
  • 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 05, 2017
  • Passed Senate Apr 04, 2017
  • Passed House May 09, 2017
  • Signed by Governor May 30, 2017

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Coverage For Serious Mental Illness And Drug And Alcohol Dependency.

Abstract

In an effort to reduce overdose deaths relating to the growing epidemic of opioid addiction, this Act requires carriers to provide coverage for medically necessary inpatient treatment of alcohol and drug dependencies and prohibits carriers from imposing precertification, prior authorization, pre-admission screening, or referral requirements for the diagnosis and treatment, including in-patient treatment, of drug and alcohol dependencies. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Bill Sponsors (22)

Votes


May 09, 2017

Apr 04, 2017

Actions


May 30, 2017

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

May 09, 2017

House

Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

Apr 26, 2017

House

Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 10 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce

Apr 05, 2017

House

Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce

Apr 04, 2017

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Senate

Amendment SA 1 to SB 41 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Senate

Amendment SA 1 to SB 41 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Mar 30, 2017

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
Banking, Business & Insurance

Mar 23, 2017

Senate

Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Banking, Business & Insurance

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Bill Text HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
No related documents.

Sources

Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the Delaware General Assembly.

If you notice any inconsistencies with these official sources, feel free to file an issue.