Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
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HB 959 — Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Last action — Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 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 federal law in specified manner; requires OIR to issue specified annual report to Legislature; removes provision relating to optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons.
Bill Text
- Introduced H 959 Filed Current pdf
Action History
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Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
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Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
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Referred to Appropriations Committee
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Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Silvers · Primary
- Slosberg · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Silvers
- Slosberg
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (162)
162 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 162 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 959 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 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 federal law in specified manner; requires OIR to issue specified annual report to Legislature; removes provision relating to optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons.
- Who sponsors HB 959?
- HB 959 is sponsored by Silvers and Slosberg.
- What is the current status of HB 959?
- This bill died with 2021 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 959?
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