CS/CS/SB 964 -  Coverage for Biomarker Testing

General Bill by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services and Banking and Insurance and Calatayud
Coverage for Biomarker Testing: Requiring the Department of Management Services to provide coverage of biomarker testing for specified purposes for state employees’ state group health insurance plan policies issued on or after a specified date; requiring state group health insurance plans to provide enrollees and participating providers with a clear and convenient process for authorization requests for biomarker testing; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for biomarker testing under the Medicaid program for specified purposes, subject to specific appropriations; requiring that Medicaid recipients and participating providers be provided a clear and convenient process for authorization requests for biomarker testing, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2024
Last Event: 03/05/24 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 885 -SJ 697 on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 02/06/24 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 02/13/24
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/22/24 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 885 Subject: Coverage for Biomarker Testing Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/23/2024 12:37:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/20/2024 1:57:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 2/15/2024 5:03:54 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 2/12/2024 3:40:56 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/8/2024 1:24:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/5/2024 3:03:52 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 885 -SJ 697 Time: 03/05/2024 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 885 -SJ 697 Time: 03/05/2024 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 697 Time: 03/05/2024 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24 Time: 03/01/2024 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/23/2024 - 12:59 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Time: 02/22/2024 - 8:03 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time Time: 02/20/2024 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/19/2024 - 3:07 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 02/15/2024 - 5:33 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/15/2024 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Time: 02/13/2024 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time Time: 02/08/2024 - 9:48 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 02/08/2024 - 2:53 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/13/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/08/2024 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/08/2024 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 02/06/2024 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/01/2024 - 5:37 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Time: 01/04/2024 - 6:08 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/15/2023 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
110.12303 CS/SB 56, CS/HB 241, CS/HB 773, CS/CS/HB 885, CS/CS/SB 932
409.906 SB 828, CS/CS/HB 885, HB 1003, HB 1173, SB 1254
409.9745 CS/CS/HB 885