File Code: Insurance - Health
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 274/02 - FIN
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 238
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Astle, Gladden, and Hooper
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Required Reimbursement - Podiatrists
Providing that, if a specified health insurance policy or contract
provides for reimbursement for a service that is within the lawful
scope of practice of a licensed podiatrist, the insured or any other
person covered by or entitled to reimbursement under the health
insurance policy or contract is entitled to the same amount of
reimbursement for the service regardless of whether the service is
performed by a physician or a licensed podiatrist; and applying the
Act.
Senate Action
- 1/24
- First Reading Finance
- 2/26
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- 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
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- PODIATRISTS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706
)
- Insurance
- (
15-713
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
