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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1447: Mental health parity

Concerning mental health parity.

Summary

  • Defines "mental health services," for health benefit plans issued or renewed before January 1, 2020, as medically necessary outpatient and inpatient services provided to treat mental disorders covered by the diagnostic categories listed in the most current version of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, published by the American psychiatric association.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Laurie Jinkins (D-27)
Introduced
January 22, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020

AN ACT Relating to mental health parity;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Laurie Jinkins (D-27)

22 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Richard DeBolt R-20Eileen Cody D-34Lauren Davis D-32Nicole Macri D-43Steve Tharinger D-24Mike Pellicciotti D-30Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Marcus Riccelli D-3My-Linh Thai D-41June Robinson D-38Javier Valdez D-46Carolyn Eslick R-39Debra Lekanoff D-40John Lovick D-44Shelley Kloba D-1Noel Frame D-36Steve Bergquist D-11Mari Leavitt D-28Jake Fey D-27Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1447 in other sessions

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