Bill Text: PA HB692 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In health and accident insurance, further providing for autism spectrum disorders coverage.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - Referred to INSURANCE [HB692 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2013-HB692-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 789

 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

 

HOUSE BILL

No.

692

Session of 2013

 

 

 

INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, BISHOP, D. COSTA, MCGEEHAN, KAVULICH, STURLA, SCHLOSSBERG, O'BRIEN, HARHAI, DAVIS, COHEN, FRANKEL, BOBACK, BROWNLEE, HESS, V. BROWN, SABATINA, BIZZARRO, SNYDER, CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, MOUL, KORTZ, THOMAS, MAHONEY, MURT, P. DALEY, KINSEY, YOUNGBLOOD, MATZIE, GOODMAN, MCCARTER, BRADFORD AND PAINTER, FEBRUARY 13, 2013

 

 

REFERRED TO COMMITEE ON INSURANCE, FEBRUARY 13, 2013

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An
act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and
consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of 
insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and 
protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds 
associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and 
fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and 
supervision of insurance carried by such companies, 
associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by 
the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and 
repealing existing laws," in health and accident insurance, 
further providing for autism spectrum disorders coverage.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 635.2 of the act of May 17, 1921
(P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921,
is amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 635.2. Autism Spectrum Disorders Coverage.--* * *

(c.1) For purposes of this section, a covered individual 
who, prior to the effective date of this subsection, met the 
diagnostic criteria in place at the time of diagnosis under the 

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV and was 
diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder shall be deemed 
to have an autism spectrum disorder, regardless of whether the 
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V makes 
changes to the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum 
disorders.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.