SC H4705 | 2009-2010 | 118th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Status: Introduced on March 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-297 SO AS TO ENACT THE "CANCER TREATMENT FAIRNESS ACT OF 2010", TO REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH INSURERS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIBED, ORALLY ADMINISTERED CHEMOTHERAPY ON A BASIS NO LESS FAVORABLE THAN COVERAGE OFFERED FOR INTRAVENOUSLY ADMINISTERED OR INJECTED CHEMOTHERAPY.
Title
Enact The "cancer Treatment Fairness Act Of 2010", To Require Individual And Group Health Plans And Health Insurers To Provide Coverage For Prescribed, Orally Administered Chemotherapy On A Basis No Less Favorable Than Coverage Offered For Intravenously Administered Or Injected Chemotherapy.
Sponsors
| Rep. Joan Brady [R] | Rep. Kristopher Crawford [R] | Rep. Cathy Harvin [D] | Rep. Phillip Lowe [R] |
| Rep. William Sandifer [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-09 | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6 | |
| 2010-03-09 | Introduced and read first time HJ-6 |
Code Citations
South Carolina State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4705&session=118 |
