SENATE BILL 741

Sponsored By:

Senator Astle

Entitled:

Health Maintenance Organizations - Payment of Nonparticipating Health Care Providers - Medicare Contracts

Synopsis:

Exempting a health maintenance organization from a prohibition against the use of a specified methodology to determine the rate of payment to a health care provider that is not under contract with the health maintenance organization, if the services of the provider are rendered under a specified federal Medicare contract.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Finance

2/4

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Favorable Report by Finance

3/20

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/21

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/4

Returned Passed

4/29

Signed by the Governor Chapter 199

House Action

3/21

First Reading Economic Matters

3/26

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

3/30

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

PHYSICIANS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-710.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)