2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 749

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1054
Sponsored By:
Senator Pipkin
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers

Synopsis:

Repealing a prohibition that health insurance carriers may not require a health care provider to serve on a provider panel of another health benefit plan of the carrier under specified circumstances; repealing an exception to the prohibition for a managed care organization; prohibiting a provider contract from containing a provision that requires a provider, as a condition of participation with a carrier, to participate with a different carrier; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/12
First Reading Senate Rules
2/16
Re-referred Finance
2/21
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
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)
House Action
3/30
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/9
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Pendergrass) Adopted (134-0)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 , 15-112.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 727171/01     Offered on: April 3, 2007   at: 11:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 736284/01     Offered on: April 9, 2007   at: 10:41 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 31, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 6, 2007: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Pendergrass) Adopted (134-0)
April 6, 2007: Third Reading Passed (135-0)