Delaware House Bill 367 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 15 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-12 - Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill requires an insurer who denies coverage for a procedure or test as medically unnecessary to reimburse an insured for all expenses, including out-of-pocket expenses, if the insured pays for the procedure or test and the procedure or test is proven to be medically necessary. Section 2307 of Title 18 contains the procedures to be used by the Insurance Commissioner when he or she has reason to believe that an insurer has engaged in an unfair practice, such as denying coverage as medically unnecessary.

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unfair Acts In The Business Of Insurance.

Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. William Carson [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. William Oberle [R]
Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-12		Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING/INSURANCE/COMMERCE) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2010-04-15		Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/703a36532e1931b9852576f80067dd67?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+367/$file/legis.html?open