SENATE BILL 599

Sponsored By:

Senator Lawlah

Entitled:

Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

Synopsis:

Altering the scope of a provision that enrollees and subscribers of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are not liable to health care providers for covered services to be applicable to health care providers under written contract with the HMO; altering the scope of provisions prohibiting the collection or attempt to collect money from enrollees or subscribers under specified circumstances to be applicable to health care providers under written contract with the HMO; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Finance

2/8

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

2/14

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/6

Unfavorable Report by Finance

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

PATIENTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-710 , 19-710.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered