HOUSE BILL 468

Sponsored By:

Delegate Kach

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Dental Provider Contracts - Prohibited Provision

Synopsis:

Prohibiting health insurance carriers from including in a dental provider contract a provision that requires a dental provider to provide services that are not covered services at a fee set by the carrier; and defining "covered services".

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/9

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

3/15

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/16

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/18

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

4/3

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/21

First Reading Finance

3/22

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

4/4

Favorable Report by Finance

4/1

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/2

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/19

Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement

Dentists

Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 15-112.2 , 15-112.2 , 15-112.2 , 15-112.2 , 15-112.2 , 15-112.2 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations

Senate

Finance

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 18, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Senate

April 2, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)