MA S698

Bill

Prohibiting discrimination in insurance on the basis of having a naloxone prescription

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prohibit discrimination in insurance on the basis of having a naloxone prescription. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits insurance companies, agents, or brokers from discriminating against individuals solely based on their having a prescription for the drug naloxone. Naloxone is a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. The bill requires insurers to obtain information to determine if a prescription was obtained for a reason unrelated to the applicant's health before making an underwriting decision. It also prohibits both overt discrimination and practices that are discriminatory in effect, and considers any violations of this law as unfair or deceptive practices under the state's insurance regulations.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Joan Lovely (D)*, John Keenan (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2700 (on 02/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S698

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S698
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S698.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1221	Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5167	Similar To
H2587	Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3100	Requiring municipalities to place insurance out to bid	Accompanied a study order, see H4910	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1202	Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1302	Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S2017	Ensuring uniformity in education discrimination complaint procedures	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S241	Relative to the licensure of appraisers	Accompanied a new draft, see H4242	Similar To
S2695	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
S2700	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to insurance issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S334	To prevent discrimination in interscholastic athletic and extracurricular activities	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S628	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S629	Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S658	Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S661	Relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S671	Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S688	To prevent inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To
S710	Relative to special insurance brokers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S787	Establishing a public health option	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S994	Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles	Accompanied H1907	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1221

Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5167

Similar To

H2587

Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3100

Requiring municipalities to place insurance out to bid

Accompanied a study order, see H4910

Similar To

H90

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth

For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702

Similar To

S1202

Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1302

Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S2017

Ensuring uniformity in education discrimination complaint procedures

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S241

Relative to the licensure of appraisers

Accompanied a new draft, see H4242

Similar To

S2695

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

S2700

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

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S334

To prevent discrimination in interscholastic athletic and extracurricular activities

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S35

Similar Bills

See H90

Similar To

S628

Relative to communications between health insurers and patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S629

Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S658

Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S661

Relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S671

Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S688

To prevent inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S709

To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants

Accompanied a new draft, see S2928

Similar To

S710

Relative to special insurance brokers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S787

Establishing a public health option

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S994

Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles

Accompanied H1907

Similar To

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