MA S525

Bill

Requiring insurance coverage for emergency psychiatric services

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require insurance coverage for emergency psychiatric services. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill requires insurance coverage for medically necessary emergency psychiatric services. It amends several chapters of Massachusetts' General Laws to mandate that all individual and group health insurance policies, including those issued by the state's Group Insurance Commission, provide nondiscriminatory coverage for emergency service programs. The bill defines "emergency services programs" as those contracted between the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership and nonprofit organizations to provide such services. The changes will apply to all policies delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2018, and the bill will take effect on January 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (17)

Ruth Balser (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Mike Connolly (D), Mike Day (D), Michelle DuBois (D), James Dwyer (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Colleen Garry (D), Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), John Keenan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), John Lawn (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S525

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S525
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S525.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1332	Providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1372	Relative to retirement and health insurance benefits in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H4921	Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H4977	Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H626	To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
S1373	Relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers	New draft substituted, see S2633	Similar To
S1384	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2496	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
S2684	Similar Bills	see S2633	Similar To
S509	Relative to insurance companies and quality measures	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S514	Providing for coverage of necessary aqua therapy	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S550	Relative to ensuring transparency of health plan formularies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S552	Relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S553	Providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prosthesis	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S647	Ensuring continued health insurance coverage for children	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1332

Providing health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1372

Relative to retirement and health insurance benefits in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H4921

Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H4977

Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H626

To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

S1373

Relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers

New draft substituted, see S2633

Similar To

S1384

Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2496

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

S2684

Similar Bills

see S2633

Similar To

S509

Relative to insurance companies and quality measures

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S514

Providing for coverage of necessary aqua therapy

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S550

Relative to ensuring transparency of health plan formularies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S552

Relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S553

Providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prosthesis

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

Similar To

S647

Ensuring continued health insurance coverage for children

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

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