SENATE BILL 557

Sponsored By:

Senator Garagiola

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Credentialing Intermediaries and Uniform Credentialing Form

Synopsis:

Providing that specified carriers are exempt from providing specified information within a specified time frame to a provider under specified circumstances; exempting specified credentialing intermediaries from specified requirements regarding the uniform credentialing form; repealing a requirement that the Insurance Commissioner designate the uniform credentialing form through regulation; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Finance

2/7

Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.

2/8

Hearing cancelled

2/14

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/13

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/15

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

3/31

Returned Passed

House Action

3/16

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/21

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/29

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/17

Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Forms

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Insurance Administration

Notices

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 15-112 , 15-112 , 15-112.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

Senate

Number: 247478/01     Offered on: March 13, 2007   at: 11:37 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 15, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-0)