SB 120 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 18, 29, AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
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Summary
The bill requires individual, group, state employee, and public assistance health insurance plans in Delaware to provide coverage for biomarker testing when supported by medical and scientific evidence. The requirement applies to insurance policies issued, renewed, or modified after December 31, 2027. The bill allows insurance plans to restrict coverage to licensed, certified, or carrier-approved providers and facilities, use utilization management, and exclude biomarker testing for screening purposes or experimental biomarker tests.
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Official abstract
This Act requires that individual, group, State employee, and public assistance insurance plans provide coverage for biomarker testing, when the test is supported by medical and scientific evidence. The Act applies to all such policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2027. This Act is a substitute for and differs from Senate Bill No. 120 in that this Act clarifies that it does not prevent a provision restricting coverage to services by a licensed, certified, or carrier-approved provider or facility, restrict the use of utilization management, or require coverage of biomarker testing for screening purposes or coverage of investigatory and experimental biomarker tests. In addition, the Act differs from Senate Bill No. 120 in that it applies to policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2027, rather than December 31, 2026.
Sponsors (13)
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
- William Bush Democratic · primary
- Sarah McBride · primary
- Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
- Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary
- John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
- David L. Wilson Republican · primary
- Stell Parker Selby · primary
- William J. Carson Democratic · primary
- Mara Gorman Democratic · primary
- Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
- Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · primary
Action history (10)
- Apr 13, 2026 Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 120, and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 Favorable · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 9, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · upper
- Jun 10, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
- Jun 11, 2026 Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · lower
- Jun 16, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · lower
- Jun 16, 2026 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
- Jun 23, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits · lower
- Jul 1, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
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