2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 625

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Senator Frosh
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Payment and Fee Disclosure

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurance carriers to establish and implement a procedure for providing to an enrollee or a health care provider on behalf of an enrollee an estimate of specified payments for covered services; requiring the estimate to include specified payments and terms; requiring a carrier that uses a provider panel to provide an estimate of specified amounts, if a specified health care provider does not participate in the provider panel; requiring a carrier to provide on its website a specified explanation; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/5
First Reading Finance
2/9
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disclosure
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Insurance Administration
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-134 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered