SB 714: Patient’s Choice of Providers
GENERAL BILL by Baxley
Patient’s Choice of Providers; Citing this act as the "Patient’s Freedom of Choice of Providers Act"; prohibiting a health insurer from excluding a willing and qualified health care provider from participating in the health insurer’s provider network under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Health Policy (HP)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/1/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/15/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 56 |
| 1/9/2018 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 56 |
| 3/10/2018 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Banking and Insurance |
