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Legislation


2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 595

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 594
Sponsored By:
Senators Astle, Della, and Klausmeier
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services

Synopsis:

Requiring specified carriers to reimburse a group practice on the carrier's provider panel at the participating provider rate for covered services provided by a provider who is not a participating provider under specified circumstances; prohibiting a health maintenance organization from denying payment to a provider under specified circumstances; requiring a group practice to disclose in writing specified information to an enrollee; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/29
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/5
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate Levy) Adopted
4/3
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (140-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 598

Sponsored by:

Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disclosure
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 , 15-112 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 587774/01     Offered on: April 3, 2008   at: 1:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 116680/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 31, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 5, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
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