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HB 319 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

Summary
This legislation creates a benchmark for determining when a treatment or service is no longer experimental or investigational. When Medicare determines that a treatment is safe for its population, commercial insurers in Delaware may no longer deny coverage on that basis. This bill will remove inconsistencies for properly-evidenced treatments between payers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Apr 12, 2018 Signed Jun 13, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 10, 2018 · House Apr 24, 2018

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
May 10, 2018
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 13, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 319
lower
2 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BH
Bryon H. Short
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26