HB 1713 -- HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN

SPONSOR:  Sander

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Insurance Policy by a vote of 10 to 0.

This bill requires all health carriers or health benefit plans,
except Missouri Medicaid plans, which are issued, delivered,
continued, or renewed to a Missouri resident on or after
January 1, 2011, to include coverage for adopted children on the
same basis as other dependents of the enrollee.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will close a loophole
that prevented an adopted child from be covered on the adoptive
parents' health insurance coverage.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Sander.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm