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Legislation


2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 686

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1003
Sponsored By:
Senators Klausmeier, Forehand, Kelley, and Stone
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers

Synopsis:

Requiring a health insurance carrier that uses a provider panel to maintain standards in accordance with specified regulations if the carrier is an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or dental plan organization; requiring a health insurance carrier that uses a provider panel to establish procedures to verify with each provider on the carrier's provider panel at specified times whether the provider is accepting new patients and to update specified information on participating providers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Finance
2/15
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
House Action
3/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/29
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
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
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 , 15-830 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 167579/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2006   at: 3:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
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