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House fixes wording, limits insurer discretion in childbirth coverage bill
Summary
After floor corrections to wording in the long title and targeted amendments (insured → insured patient; 'insurers' in title), substitute Senate Bill 23 was amended and passed unanimously to prevent insurers from using a late-admission-notice requirement to deny maternity coverage.
The House addressed technical and substantive wording issues in substitute Senate Bill 23 (insurance coverage of childbirth) on Feb. 7, 1996, adopting amendments to ensure the bill’s intent matches its text and to prevent insurers from denying maternity coverage over procedural notice requirements.
Floor members first raised a typographical/intent question in the long title, where the draft read that it 'limits the insured's…
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