SENATE BILL 645

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1033

Sponsored By:

Senator Astle

Entitled:

Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services

Synopsis:

Repealing provisions of law on the liability of individual enrollees and subscribers of health maintenance organizations to health care providers for covered services; repealing prohibitions on health care providers or their representatives from collecting or attempting to collect from a subscriber or enrollee, or maintaining any action to collect, any money owed to the health care provider by a health maintenance organization; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Finance

2/25

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

3/5

Hearing cancelled

3/9

Withdrawn

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

PENALTIES

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-701 , 19-701 , 19-710 , 19-710 , 19-710.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered