FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2015

 

March 19, 2015

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

 FOR SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

 FOR SENATE BILL 53, as amended

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

     1. On page 17, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following new subsection:

 

          "E. Nothing in the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act, nor in the court's order, shall require any of the following to make payment for any services or items not otherwise a covered benefit under the terms of the applicable program or contract of insurance:

 

                (1) a health maintenance organization;

 

                (2) a managed health care plan;

 

                (3) a health insurance company;

 

                (4) a group health plan that provides medical care to employees or their dependents under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 directly or through insurance, reimbursement or other means; or

 

                (5) the state medicaid program.".

 

     2. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

 

                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Zachary J. Cook, Chairman

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 13 For 0 Against

Yes:      13

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

 

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