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HOUSE BILL 440

CHAPTER NUMBER: 67
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 439

Sponsored By:
Delegate Bromwell

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Prompt Pay - Clarifications

Synopsis:

Clarifying that if an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization fails to pay a clean claim for reimbursement or otherwise violates specified provisions of law, the insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization shall pay interest on a specified amount at a specified monthly interest rate.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/11
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/6
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/9
First Reading Finance
3/13
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/14
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 67

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
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Interest
Notices
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-1005 )

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):
House
Number: 216787/01     Offered on: March 4, 2009   at: 10:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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