An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for coverage for biomarker testing.
This bill requires private health insurers and state-managed health plans to cover biomarker testing when it is used to diagnose, treat, or monitor a specific disease or condition. The legislation defines biomarker testing as the analysis of tissue, blood, or other biological samples to identify indicators of biological processes, while explicitly excluding coverage for general screening purposes. Coverage for these tests must follow the same rules as other medical services, including standard cost-sharing and medical necessity reviews, and the changes will take effect 180 days after the bill is signed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Oct 16, 2023
Signed Jul 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2024 · House Jun 10, 2024
How they voted
42–0
Passed
Total votes 42
Jun 25, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Jul 1, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Jun 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 12, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jun 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Banking & Insurance
upper
Jun 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Oct 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
1 primary · 47 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kyle Mullins
DDemocratic
Co
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
Co
Aerion Abney
DDemocratic
Co
Alec Ryncavage
RRepublican
Co
Amen Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Kuzma
RRepublican
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Munroe
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Cutler
RRepublican
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Staats
RRepublican
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