HOUSE BILL 704

Sponsored By:

Delegate Donoghue

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Retroactive Denials of Reimbursement

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified health insurance carriers from retroactively denying reimbursement or attempting in any manner to retroactively collect reimbursement already paid to a health care provider for services which were preauthorized by a carrier, except for cases of fraud.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Economic Matters

Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.

FRAUD -see also- FORGERY

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

PHYSICIANS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-1008 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered