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SB 2(1)
(Taylor/Benson): Requires insurers to provide coverage for treatment
of mental illness under the same terms and conditions as coverage provided
for treatment of physical ailments. Effective 11-1-99
SB 411(4)
(Stipe/Frame): This bill was not enacted and is alive for next session.
It excludes the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance
Board from the definition of an insurer under the Health Insurance High
Risk Pool Act. On House calendar.
SB 495(1)
(Monson/Mitchell): Creates the Joint Legislative Task Force on Expansion
of Health Insurance Coverage. Requires the Task Force to make recommendations
for options for providing coverage under Medicaid and operating a private
insurance program administered by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority
or private health insurance plans. Effective 9-1-99
SB 685(1)
(Cain/Blackburn): Mandates insurance coverage for audiological services
and hearing aids for children up to thirteen (13) years of age. Employers
with 50 or fewer employees are exempt from the provision. Effective
11-1-99
HB 1400(1)
(Kinnamon/Haney): Exempts insurance policies sold to federally recognized
Indian tribes from the surplus line tax to the extent that the Insurance
Commissioner can identify that coverage is for risks wholly owned by
a tribe and located within Indian country. Effective 4-19-99
HB 1502(1)
(Fisher/Cox): Creates anti-fraud units in the Insurance Department
and the Office of the Attorney General to combat insurance fraud. Insurers
are assessed an annual fee to fund these activities and investigative
tools such as subpoena power are provided. Effective 7-1-99
HB 1681(1)
(Seikel/Monson): Requires a managed care plan to include procedures
for referring to a specialist with expertise in treating the patient's
condition or disease. Allows a patient who was receiving care from a
participating provider who voluntarily discontinues participation in
a managed care plan to continue to receive care from the provider during
a defined transitional period. Effective 11-1-99
HB1826(1)
(Boyd/Fisher): Establishes an external review process for members
of health plans who feel they have been wrongly denied a covered service,
treatment or reimbursement. Effective 2-1-00
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