2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1008

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH EQUITY, THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND PULSE OXIMETERS.

Became law as Public Act 21-57, signed June 16, 2021, 104 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Require the Insurance Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, to adopt regulations to ensure that (A) each health care provider, health carrier, pharmacist, pharmacy and pharmacy benefits manager doing business in this state is informed that a pulse oximeter is more likely to produce an inaccurate blood oxygen level reading for an insured who is an individual of color as opposed to an insured who is a white individual, and (B) each insured in this state (i) who receives a covered pulse oximeter is informed that such pulse oximeter is more likely to produce an inaccurate blood oxygen level reading for such insured if such insured is an individual of color as opposed to an insured who is a white individual, and (ii) is informed that if such insured receives an inaccurate blood oxygen level reading as measured by a pulse oximeter such insured may be deprived of medically necessary health care services due to such inaccurate reading; and (2) provide that no insurer, health care center, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, fraternal benefit society or other entity delivering, issuing, renewing, amending or continuing certain individual and group health insurance policies in this state may deny coverage for an otherwise covered benefit if such denial is exclusively based on an insured's blood oxygen level as measured by a pulse oximeter.

Its course

March 4 to June 16, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action21 actions on 12 days

In the SenateMar 4 to Apr 2855 days

Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeMar 4 to Mar 2218 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 28 to Jun 336 days

Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 107 days

With the GovernorJun 10 to Jun 166 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 28 · Adopted Jun 3

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 4 – Apr 28

Mar 4Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Mar 5Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Mar 22Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
Apr 28The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

In the House of Representatives Apr 29 – Jun 3

Apr 29Arrived in the House of Representatives
Jun 3The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

To the Governor Jun 9 – Jun 16

Jun 9Numbered Public Act 21-57
Jun 10Sent to the Secretary of the State
Sent to the Governor
Jun 16Signed by the Governor

All 21 actions, as published

Mar 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Mar 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
Apr 8FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
Apr 8SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
Apr 28SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
Apr 28SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
Apr 28ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
Apr 29FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
Apr 29HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
Jun 3HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
Jun 3HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
Jun 3IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
Jun 9PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
Jun 10TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
Jun 10TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
Jun 16SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor