Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 939 — Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Last action — Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Requires Medicaid managed care plans to submit annual report to AHCA relating to parity between mental health & substance use disorder benefits & medical & surgical benefits; provides requirements for certain entities transacting individual or group health insurance or providing prepaid health care; removes provisions relating to optional coverage for mental & nervous disorders; requires OIR to implement & enforce certain federal law in specified manner; requires office to issue specified annual report to Legislature; removes provision relating to optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee

  5. Filed

Sponsors

  • Slosberg · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Slosberg

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 939 do?
Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Requires Medicaid managed care plans to submit annual report to AHCA relating to parity between mental health & substance use disorder benefits & medical & surgical benefits; provides requirements for certain entities transacting individual or group health insurance or providing prepaid health care; removes provisions relating to optional coverage for mental & nervous disorders; requires OIR to implement & enforce certain federal law in specified manner; requires office to issue specified annual report to Legislature; removes provision relating to optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons.
Who sponsors HB 939?
HB 939 is sponsored by Slosberg.
What is the current status of HB 939?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. 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 939?
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