HOUSE BILL 440

Sponsored By:

Delegate Bromwell

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications

Synopsis:

Clarifying that if an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization fails to pay a clean claim for reimbursement or otherwise violates specified provisions of law, the insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization shall pay interest on a specified amount at a specified monthly interest rate.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/3

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/11

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/4

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/6

Third Reading Passed (134-1)

4/1

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/9

First Reading Finance

3/13

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Favorable Report by Finance

4/1

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/2

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

4/14

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 67

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

Interest

Notices

Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-1005 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

House

Number: 216787/01     Offered on: March 4, 2009   at: 10:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-1)

Senate

April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)