SENATE BILL 439

Sponsored By:

Senator Middleton

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

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Finance

2/4

Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

2/6

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m.

2/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

2/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/26

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/5

Returned Passed

House Action

2/27

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/18

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

4/14

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 66

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):

Senate

Number: 987071/01     Offered on: February 24, 2009   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

February 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-0)