HOUSE BILL 1169

Sponsored By:

Delegates Barve and Donoghue

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a carrier from prohibiting the assignment of benefits to a health care provider by an insured, subscriber, or enrollee; and prohibiting a carrier from refusing to directly reimburse a health care provider under an assignment of benefits.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/15

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DENTISTS

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

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-132 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered