2015 Senate Bill 625

Impose oral chemotherapy insurance mandate

Introduced in the Senate

Dec. 1, 2015

Introduced by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-34)

To impose a new coverage mandate that would require insurance companies to include coverage for orally administered chemotherapy in all their health insurance policies that cover any chemotherapy, without requiring any dollar limit, deductible or co-pay for these that does not apply to other treatments.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

April 21, 2016

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 10, 2016

Amendment offered

To clarify details of a price cap the bill includes on the benefit it would mandate.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

Received in the House

May 10, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Insurance