Delaware House Bill 216 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 29 2011 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
Pending: House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill requires an insurer who denies coverage for a procedure or test as medically unnecessary to reimburse an insured for all expenses, including out-of-pocket expenses, if the insured pays for the procedure or test and the procedure or test is proven to be medically necessary. Section 2307 of Title 18 contains the procedures to be used by the Insurance Commissioner when he or she has reason to believe that an insurer has engaged in an unfair practice, such as denying coverage as medically unnecessary.

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unfair Practices In The Business Of Insurance.

Rep Kowalko	Rep King	Rep Briggs	Sen Booth
Sen Ennis	Sen Sokola	Rep Hudson	Rep B. Short
Rep D. Short	Rep Barbieri	Rep Scott	Rep Miro
Rep Bolden

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-29		Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/c88a8e810e3a8ab3852578b7005e7ade?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+216/$file/legis.html?open