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HI SCR229

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/6/2022

Primary Sponsor

Stanley Chang

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Auditor to assess the social and financial effects of mandating health insurance coverage for annual mental health wellness examinations, as proposed in S.B. No. 728 (2021) and S.B. No. 2467, S.D. 2 (2022)

  • Directs the Auditor to define "mental health wellness examination" in a manner similar to how annual physical examinations are established to allow health insurers to determine coverage requirements

  • Requires the Auditor to survey other states that have implemented mandates for annual mental health wellness examination benefits and examine the resulting social and financial impacts

  • Requires the Auditor to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Auditor and Insurance Commissioner

Legislative Description

Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage For Annual Mental Health Wellness Examinations.

Auditor

Last Action

The committee(s) on HHH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

4/14/2022

Committee Referrals

Health, Human Services, & Homelessness4/7/2022
Commerce and Consumer Protection3/16/2022

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