SENATE BILL 852

Sponsored By:

Senator Garagiola

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits - Notice and Report

Synopsis:

Requiring a carrier to notify an insured, subscriber, or enrollee at specified times about the policy of the carrier regarding the assignment of benefits to a health care provider; requiring the notice to include specified information; requiring the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing to conduct a specified study and report on its findings to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2009; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Finance

2/11

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House Action

3/30

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Dentists

Disclosure

General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Notices

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

Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-132 )

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: 787270/02     Offered on: April 3, 2009   at: 3:52 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

April 1, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)