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SENATE BILL 611

File Code: Insurance - Health
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 749/07

Sponsored By:
Senator Pipkin

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Provider Contracts - Conditions of Participation with Carriers


Synopsis:

Repealing a prohibition that specified health insurance carriers may not require a health care provider to serve on a provider panel of another health benefit plan of the carrier under specified circumstances; repealing a specified exception to the prohibition for a carrier that offers health care services as a managed care organization; prohibiting a provider contract from containing a provision that requires a provider, as a condition of participation with a carrier, to participate with a different carrier; etc.


History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 , 15-112.2 )


Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered



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