Delaware 150th General Assembly (2019-2020) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 13 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 286 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Last action — Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 150th General Assembly (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

This bill requires that inadvertent out-of-network services be included in individual and group health insurance policies as well as group and blank health insurance policies. This bill defines inadvertent out-of-network services are those services that are covered under a policy or contract of health insurances, but are provided by an out-of-network provider in an in-network facility, or when in-network health care services are unavailable or not made available to the insured in the facility. Inadvertent out-of-network services also includes laboratory testing ordered by an in-network provider but performed by an out-of-network laboratory.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits

  2. Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Sponsors

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8 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 36 not signed on

Sponsors (8)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (36)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 286 do?
This bill requires that inadvertent out-of-network services be included in individual and group health insurance policies as well as group and blank health insurance policies. This bill defines inadvertent out-of-network services are those services that are covered under a policy or contract of health insurances, but are provided by an out-of-network provider in an in-network facility, or when in-network health care services are unavailable or not made available to the insured in the facility. Inadvertent out-of-network services also includes laboratory testing ordered by an in-network provider but performed by an out-of-network laboratory.
Who sponsors HB 286?
HB 286 is sponsored by Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), William J. Carson (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Trey Paradee, S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (Republican), David Bentz, David B. McBride, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Raymond Seigfried, Stephen Smyk, Bruce C. Ennis, Paul S. Baumbach, Ruth Briggs King, Earl G. Jaques Jr., and John A. Kowalko.
What is the current status of HB 286?
This bill died with 150th General Assembly (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 286?
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