CHAPTER NUMBER: 173
File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Bromwell
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances Procedures - Modifications
Establishing, for a retrospective denial, a 180-day minimum period for
a member or a health care provider on behalf of a member to file a
grievance related to a carrier's adverse decision; extending to 30
working days the period for a member or a provider on behalf of a
member to file a complaint with the Insurance Commissioner for review
of a carrier's grievance decision; requiring a carrier to report
quarterly to the Commissioner the number of adverse decisions issued
by the carrier and the type of service at issue; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/21
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/23
- Re-referred Finance
- Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/16
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 4/20
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 173
House Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- NOTICES
- PATIENTS
- REPORTS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Insurance
- (
15-10A-02 ,
15-10A-03 ,
15-10A-06
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 527972/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 14, 2001 at:
12:16 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 16, 2001: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- House
- April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
