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CS/SB 1900: Patient's Bill of Rights

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Brown-Waite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Geller ; Campbell

Patient's Bill of Rights; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/S2154,CS/S1900 & 282) creates "Managed Care Organization's Patient's Bill of Rights"; specifies that purpose of act is to ensure that quality health care & health benefits are provided to people of this state; provides legislative intent that rights & responsibilities of subscribers who are covered under HMO contracts be recognized & summarized, etc. Creates 641.275.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 4/25/2000 Senate - CS combines this bill with CS 2154 & SB 282; Comm. Action: CS/CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00521; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS SB 2154 (Laid on Table in Senate); Refer to CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2000 Senate • Prefiled
3/9/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance -SJ 00175; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, joint meeting with Banking & Insurance, 03/14/00, 11:15 am, 110-S --Discussion only
3/22/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, joint meeting with Banking & Insurance, 03/27/00, 3:30 pm, 110-S --Discussion only
4/5/2000 Senate • Withdrawn from Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Banking and Insurance -SJ 00382; Rereferred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00382; On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/10/00, 2:00 pm, 110-S
4/10/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00447; CS read first time on 04/12/00 -SJ 00449
4/12/2000 Senate • Now in Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00447
4/20/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 04/25/00, 9:00 am, 110-S
4/25/2000 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS 2154 & SB 282; Comm. Action: CS/CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00521; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS SB 2154 (Laid on Table in Senate); Refer to CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256)