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CS/SB 706: Health Maintenance Organizations

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Laurent ; Saunders

Health Maintenance Organizations; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/CS/S1508 & CS/S706,2234) provides for statewide provider & managed care organization claim dispute mediation program; provides exemption from open meetings requirements; requires payment for specified services; provides for 24-hour, on-line or telephone service; revises criteria for what constitutes false statements & entries & unfair claim settlement practices, etc. Creates 408.7057; amends Ch. 641.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 4/25/2000 Senate - CS combines this bill with CS/CS 1508; Comm. Action: CS/CS/CS Fiscal Policy; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00582; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 1508 (Ch. 2000-252)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/1/1999 Senate • Prefiled
12/20/1999 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00046
3/9/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, joint meeting with Health, Aging & Long-Term Care, 03/14/00, 11:15 am, 110-S --Discussion only
3/22/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, joint meeting with Health, Aging & Long-Term Care, 03/27/00, 3:30 pm, 110-S --Discussion only
3/29/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/03/00, 1:00 pm, 110-S
4/3/2000 Senate • CS combines this bill with 2234; Comm. Action: CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00407; CS read first time on 04/06/00 -SJ 00410
4/5/2000 Senate • Now in Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00407
4/7/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 04/12/00, 10:00 am, 110-S
4/12/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00447; Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00447
4/13/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/18/00, 3:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
4/20/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/00, 3:30 pm, 412-K
4/25/2000 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS/CS 1508; Comm. Action: CS/CS/CS Fiscal Policy; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00582; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 1508 (Ch. 2000-252)