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SENATE BILL 263

CHAPTER NUMBER: 141
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 519

Sponsored By:
Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Exum, and Pinsky

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists

Synopsis:

Requiring a health insurance carrier to establish and implement a specified procedure for referral to a nonphysician specialist who is not part of a carrier's provider panel; providing that a specified decision by a carrier constitutes an adverse decision under specified circumstances; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2007.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

Senate Action
1/29
First Reading Finance
2/1
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/23
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
House Action
2/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/21
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 141

Sponsored by:

Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

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
Patients

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-830 )

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: 677772/01     Offered on: February 21, 2007   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 23, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-0)



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