2004 Regular Session

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Withdrawn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