| SB 0581 | Stops Premature Discharge of Mothers & Infants From Hospital |
| Sponsor: | SIMS | ||
| LR Number: | S2221.01I | Fiscal Note: | 2221-01 |
| Committee: | Insurance and Housing | ||
| Last Action: | 01/31/96 - Bill Combined in SCS/SBs 533, 512 & 581 | ||
| Title: | SCS/SBs 533, 512 & 581 | ||
| Effective Date: | August 28, 1996 | ||
SB 581 - This act mandates that managed care plans must provide coverage for a minimum of forty-eight hours of in-patient care following a vaginal delivery and a minimum of ninety-six hours of in-patient care following a caesarean section for a mother and her newly born child.
If a mother and her attending physician agree to let the mother and newborn leave before the minimum coverage the managed care plan must cover a follow-up visit within forty-eight hours after in-patient discharge.
This act is similar to SB 512 and SB 533.
CHERYL GRAZIER