2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1175

File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 749/07
Sponsored By:
Delegate Kach
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 carrier that offers health care services as 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

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/8
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/13
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

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
Reimbursement Rates

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: None offered