SB291 HFIN AMT 3-2

McO

The Committee on Finance moves to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 291 -- “A BILL to repeal §33-15-4a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §33-16-3a of said code; to amend and reenact §5-16-7 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-15-4u; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-16-3ff; to amend and reenact §33-24-4 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-24-7u; to amend and reenact §33-25-6 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-25-8r; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-25A-8u, all relating to requiring the Public Employees Insurance Agency and other health insurance providers to provide mental health parity between behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorders, and medical and surgical procedures; providing definitions; providing for mandatory reporting; providing for rulemaking; and setting forth an effective date.”.

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