SENATE BILL 641

CHAPTER NUMBER: 589 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 295

Sponsored By:

Senator Bromwell

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Carriers and Credentialing Intermediaries - Uniform Credentialing Form

Synopsis:

Requiring a carrier or its credentialing intermediary to accept the uniform credentialing form established by regulation as the sole application for a health care provider to become credentialed or recredentialed for participation on a provider panel of the carrier; requiring a carrier or its credentialing intermediary to make the uniform credentialing form available to any health care provider that is to be credentialed or recredentialed by that carrier or credentialing intermediary; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/5

First Reading Finance

2/9

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/9

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/11

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

4/8

Return Passed

5/27

Signed by the Governor Chapter 589

House Action

3/12

First Reading Economic Matters

3/17

Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.

4/8

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

4/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/5

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COMPUTERS

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

FORMS

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

PENALTIES

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-112.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 687868/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 9, 1999   at: 11:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House

April 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (138-0)