South Carolina House Bill 3763 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 25 2009 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-11
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-285 SO AS TO PROHIBIT INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS FROM CANCELING OR NONRENEWING AN INSURED WHO HAS BEEN COVERED FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND HAS ENTERED AN APPROVED CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL AND TO REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE PATIENT CARE COSTS WHEN RECEIVING TREATMENT IN AN APPROVED CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL IF SUCH COSTS WOULD BE COVERED IF INCURRED OTHER THAN IN CONNECTION WITH AN APPROVED CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL.

Prohibit Individual And Group Health Insurance Policies And Health Maintenance Organizations From Canceling Or Nonrenewing An Insured Who Has Been Covered For Cancer Treatment And Has Entered An Approved Cancer Clinical Trial And To Require Individual And Group Health Insurance Policies And Health Maintenance Organizations To Provide Coverage For Routine Patient Care Costs When Receiving Treatment In An Approved Cancer Clinical Trial If Such Costs Would Be Covered If Incurred Other Than In Connection With An Approved Cancer Clinical Trial.

Rep James A. "Jim" Battle, Jr.	Rep Cathy B. Harvin	Rep Anne P. Hutto	Rep Kenneth Kennedy
Rep Vida O. Miller

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-25		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-11
2009-03-25		Introduced and read first time HJ-11

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	71	285	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3763&session=118