Delaware House Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on June 30 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-06-23 - Stricken in House
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

The ability of insured dependents and other insured members to receive confidential sensitive health care services without the knowledge of the insured policyholder is greatly impeded through traditional billing processes utilized by health insurers. The most frequent form used is an explanation of benefit (EOB) sent to the policyholder after anyone covered under the policy receives care. The lack of confidentiality for sensitive health care services significantly impacts young adults between the ages of 18-26 years of age that are on their parents health insurance plans and adults covered as dependents under abusive spouse or family members plans. This results in dependents simply avoiding necessary health care for these sensitive health care services.

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Common Summary Payment Form For Sensitive Health Care Services.

Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]
Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]
Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]
Rep. Eric Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-06-23		Stricken in House
2021-06-30		Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=79021
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=79021&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB261