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Girl who inspired 'Steffanie's Law' dies

 
By John Greiner | Published: March 13, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Steffanie Collings, namesake of legislation to require insurance coverage for routine health care costs for patients who undergo clinical trials, died today, a day after the bill passed the state Senate.

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Steffanie Collings speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City Jan. 23. Photo by Steve Gooch

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The 18-year-old Noble girl was told by her father Wednesday that the bill, called Steffanie's Law, had passed the Oklahoma Senate.

"Steffanie knew before she passed," her father, Monty Collings, said.

Steffanie Collings had undergone care that was part of a clinical trial, but some of the routine health care costs such as lab tests and doctor's visits that normally would be covered by insurance were not covered in her case as well as other patients undergoing clinical trials that test new medical treatments.

Although battling a brain tumor that had left her weak and in a wheelchair, Steffanie came to the state Capitol in January and spoke in support of the legislation.

"Steffanie went to be with our Lord around 1 a.m. this morning," her father wrote in an e-mail to family friends.

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