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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1939: Colonoscopy coverage

Requiring health plans to cover, with no cost sharing, colonoscopies performed as a result of a positive screening.

Summary

  • Prohibits a health carrier from imposing cost sharing for colonoscopies performed following a positive result on a non-colonoscopy preventive colorectal cancer screening test.

From the House Bill Analysis 2022 (HB 1939), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Skyler Rude (R-16)
Introduced
January 12, 2022 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring health plans to cover, with no cost sharing, colonoscopies performed as a result of a positive screening;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Skyler Rude (R-16)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Dan Bronoske D-28Javier Valdez D-46Marcus Riccelli D-3Timm Ormsby D-3Gerry Pollet D-46Shelley Kloba D-1

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1939 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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