An Act to Amend Titles 6, 16, 18, and 31 of the Delaware Code Relating to Treatment for Substance Abuse.
It became law on May 30, 2017.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 26
- Latest action
- May 30, 2017
What it does
The denial by private and public health benefit administrators of adequate coverage for substance abuse treatment has been identified as a major source of failed treatment efforts by persons addicted to controlled substances. These denials have also been identified as a cause of the shortage of adequate treatment facilities in Delaware. This Act seeks to ensure that persons with private and public insurance coverage have the ability to insist that they receive the substance abuse coverage to which they are entitled by law and by their insurance plans. It does so by (1) allowing the Department of Justice to provide legal assistance where appropriate to persons seeking benefits from the…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Anthony Delcollo
- Dave Lawson
- Helene M. Keeley
- Margaret Rose Henry
- Michael Mulrooney
- Ruth Briggs King
- Stephanie Hansen
- Tim Dukes
- Catherine Cloutier
- Charles Potter Jr.
- Dave Wilson
- David Bentz
- Deborah Hudson
- Debra Heffernan
- Earl G. Jaques Jr.
- Ed Osienski
- James Johnson
- John A. Kowalko
- Kim Williams
- Lyndon Yearick
- Nicole Poore
- Paul Baumbach
- Pete Schwartzkopf
- Robert Marshall
- Stephanie Bolden
- Val Longhurst
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.