Fifty-fourth Legislature                                Health and Human Services

First Regular Session                                                   S.B. 1089

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1089

(Reference to printed bill)

 


Page 1, lines 6 and 7, strike "on or after January 1, 2018 by a corporation" insert "on or after January 1, 2018"

Line 11, after the period insert "A corporation may not limit or deny the coverage of health care services provided through telemedicine and may apply only the same limits or exclusions on a health care service provided through telemedicine that are applicable to an in‑person consultation for the same health care service."

Line 13, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 14 through 17

Line 25, after "standards" strike remainder of line

Strike lines 26 through 34, insert "and any practice guidelines of a national association of medical professionals promoting access to medical care for consumers via telecommunications technology or other qualified medical professional societies to ensure quality of care."

Reletter to conform

Page 2, line 19, strike "on or after January 1, 2018" insert "on or after January 1, 2018"

Line 23, after the period insert "A health care services organization may not limit or deny the coverage of health care services provided through telemedicine and may apply only the same limits or exclusions on a health care service provided through telemedicine that are applicable to an in‑person consultation for the same health care service."

Line 25, strike "A"

Strike lines 26 through 30

Line 39, after "standards" strike remainder of line

Page 2, strike lines 40 through 43

Page 3, strike lines 1 through 6, insert "and any practice guidelines of a national association of medical professionals promoting access to medical care for consumers via telecommunications technology or other qualified medical professional societies to ensure quality of care."

Reletter to conform

Line 36, strike "on or after January 1, 2018" insert "on or after January 1, 2018"

Line 40, after the period insert "A disability insurer may not limit or deny the coverage of health care services provided through telemedicine and may apply only the same limits or exclusions on a health care service provided through telemedicine that are applicable to an in‑person consultation for the same health care service."

Line 42, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 43 and 44

Page 4, strike lines 1 and 2

Line 10, after "standards" strike remainder of line

Strike lines 11 through 19, insert "and any practice guidelines of a national association of medical professionals promoting access to medical care for consumers via telecommunications technology or other qualified medical professional societies to ensure quality of care."

Reletter to conform

Page 5, line 6, strike "on or after January 1, 2018" insert "on or after January 1, 2018"

Line 10, after the period insert "A blanket disability insurer may not limit or deny the coverage of health care services provided through telemedicine and may apply only the same limits or exclusions on a health care service provided through telemedicine that are applicable to an in‑person consultation for the same health care service."

Line 12, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 13 through 16

Line 25, after "standards" strike remainder of line

Page 5, strike lines 26 through 35, insert "and any practice guidelines of a national association of medical professionals promoting access to medical care for consumers via telecommunications technology or other qualified medical professional societies to ensure quality of care."

Reletter to conform

Page 6, line 16, strike "2019" insert "2020"

Amend title to conform


 

 

 

 

1089HHS

02/04/2019

10:20 AM

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