TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED IN MOBILE UNITS.
HB 1296 (now Act 556) requires health insurers to cover healthcare services provided through mobile units, such as community health vans or temporary clinics. This law directly affects health insurance plans and providers offering mobile services by mandating that these services be included in standard coverage, removing a previous exclusion for mobile care. The bill amends coverage definitions to ensure mobile unit services are treated the same as in-person care under health benefit plans. It passed both chambers in April 2025 and became effective upon enactment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed Apr 14, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 556
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HB 1296
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 556 to HB 1296 for the 95th General Assembly, and the approval date was removed from the document header. These are primarily technical and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications.
TECHNICAL
Bill title changed from Act 556 to HB 1296 to reflect current legislative session numbering
Approval date (4/14/25) was removed from the document header
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1296 is now Act 556
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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