Delaware House Bill 273

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Enrolled on June 18 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-06-25 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Substitute bill adds 5 additional speech-language diagnosis to the 2 diagnoses listed in H.B. 273 and references that all 7 speech-language diagnoses are classified in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) for billing purposes. This Substitute bill broadens the definition of child from 1 year to first grade to include all children from birth to age 18. This Substitute bill deletes the definition of carrier since the term is not referred to in these new sections and clarifies that Section 2 refers to group and blanket health insurance policies not individual health policies. This Substitute bill also clarifies that the Act applies to all health insurance contracts delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed after December 31, 2024.

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Coverage For Speech Therapy.

Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]
Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]

2024-06-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-19 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 29 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-25		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2024-06-18		Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
2024-06-18		Amendment SA 1 to HS 2 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2024-05-15		Amendment SA 1 to HS 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-03-19		Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
2024-03-19		Passed By House. Votes: 29 YES 8 NO 4 ABSENT
2024-03-13		was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 273

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