HB 317: HMOs/Patient's Bill of Rights
GENERAL BILL by Negron ; Weissman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crow ; Lerner ; Slosberg
HMOs/Patient's Bill of Rights; 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; requires organizations to provide subscribers with copy of their rights & responsibilities, etc. Creates 641.275.
Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died in Committee on Health Promotion (HCC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died in Committee on Health Promotion (HCC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/2001 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/15/2001 | House |
• Referred to Health Promotion (HCC); Insurance (CCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities |
| 3/6/2001 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Health Promotion (HCC); Insurance (CCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00032 |
| 3/13/2001 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Promotion (HCC), 03/15/01, 9:00 am, 214-C --Workshop-Discussed |
| 5/4/2001 | House |
• Died in Committee on Health Promotion (HCC) |