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H. 3468
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Perry, Cotty, Ballentine, F.N. Smith, Duncan, D.C. Smith, Haskins, Brantley, Crawford, Frye, Hagood, Harvin, Herbkersman, Hosey, Leach, Mahaffey, Miller, Moss, J.M. Neal, Stewart, Gullick, Bannister, Rice, Owens, Stavrinakis, Bedingfield and Funderburk
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 20
Introduced in the House on February 7, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Pervasive developmental disorder
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/7/2007 House Introduced and read first time HJ-26
2/7/2007 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
HJ-26
2/13/2007 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gullick
2/15/2007 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister
3/8/2007 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rice, Owens,
Stavrinakis, Bedingfield
5/1/2007 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-280 SO AS TO REQUIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND TO DEFINE "PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER" AS A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION, INCLUDING AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 71, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-71-280. (A) As used in this section, 'pervasive developmental disorder' means a neurological condition, including autism and Asperger's syndrome, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.
(B) An individual accident and health insurance policy, group accident and health insurance policy, individual health maintenance organization contract, or group health maintenance organization contract must provide coverage for the treatment of a pervasive developmental disorder of an insured. Coverage provided under this section is limited to treatment that is prescribed by the insured's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. An insurer may not deny or refuse to issue coverage on, refuse to contract with, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict coverage on an individual under an insurance policy solely because the individual is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder.
(C) The coverage required under subsection (B) must not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to an insured than the dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions that apply to physical illness generally under the accident and health insurance policy or the health maintenance organization contract."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2007, and applies to all accident and health insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts issued, renewed, delivered, or entered into after June 30, 2007.
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