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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 162

CHAPTER NUMBER: 145 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Prior Year Introduction As: SB 203/96 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senator Bromwell
Entitled:
Health Care Consumer Information and Education Act

Synopsis:

Requiring specified carriers to disclose in their enrollment sales materials, in a specified manner, information concerning their methodology for reimbursing physicians and for distributing each $100 received in premium dollars from enrollees for the preceding calendar year, for which data are available; requiring the Health Care Access and Cost Commission to develop a uniform definition in layman's terms of each reimbursement methodology required to be disclosed by carriers; and defining specified terms.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/13
First Reading Finance
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/3
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (44-1)
Passed Enrolled
4/29
Signed by the Governor Chapter 145
House Action
3/7
First Reading Economic Matters
3/20
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Special Order 4/2 (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Redmer) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
DISCLOSURE
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
PHYSICIANS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-121 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 057341/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 4, 1997 at: 11:07 Status: Adopted
House
Number: 042194/2 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 2, 1997 at: 10:41 Status: Adopted
Number: 703563/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1997 at: 10:29 Status: Adopted
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