MA S559

Bill

MA S559

Relative to special education health care costs

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to special education health care costs. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill requires health insurance policies and plans issued or renewed in Massachusetts to provide benefits on a nondiscriminatory basis for medically necessary treatments required by a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), Individualized Service Plan, or the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). The bill applies to health insurance plans offered to state employees, individual and group accident and sickness insurance policies, hospital service plans, medical service agreements, and health maintenance organization contracts. The provisions of the bill take effect on January 1, 2020.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2543 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S559

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S559
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S559.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1827	Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H3911	To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4275	Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H456	Relative to special education funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H476	Relative to special education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H487	Relative to special education funding reform	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S252	Relative to special education transportation costs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S2543	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S599	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S687	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1827

Supporting municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H3911

To ensure representation of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils on school committees

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4275

Quantifying the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H456

Relative to special education funding

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H476

Relative to special education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

H487

Relative to special education funding reform

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

S252

Relative to special education transportation costs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S2543

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S599

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S687

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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