2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 440

CHAPTER NUMBER: 67
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 439
Sponsored By:
Delegate Bromwell
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications

Synopsis:

Clarifying that if an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization fails to pay a clean claim for reimbursement or otherwise violates specified provisions of law, the insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization shall pay interest on a specified amount at a specified monthly interest rate.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/11
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/9
First Reading Finance
3/13
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/14
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 67

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Interest
Notices
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-1005 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 216787/01     Offered on: March 4, 2009   at: 10:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)