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CS/SB 836: Health Insurers & HMOs

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Crist ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Peaden ; Wasserman Schultz ; Dawson ; Campbell ; Saunders ; Geller

Health Insurers & HMOs; prohibits health insurers from requiring certain contracted health care practitioners to accept terms of other health care contracts as condition of continuation or renewal; provides exceptions; applies such prohibition to group health insurance, blanket health insurance, & franchise health insurance; applies such prohibition to health maintenance organizations. Creates 627.6474; amends 627.662, 641.315.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/31/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-107
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/14/2001 Senate • Prefiled
2/20/2001 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
3/6/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00055; On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/06/01, 2:30 pm, 309-C --Temporarily Postponed
3/8/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/13/01, 9:15 am, 110-S
3/13/2001 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -SJ 00149; CS read first time on 03/16/01 -SJ 00179
3/14/2001 Senate • Now in Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00149
3/16/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/21/01, 2:00 pm, 110-S
3/21/2001 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00221
3/22/2001 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00221
4/4/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00285; Read second time -SJ 00298; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00299; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00299
4/11/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00320; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00320; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00320
4/12/2001 House • In Messages
4/24/2001 House • Received, placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00649
4/25/2001 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 809 -HJ 00687; Read second time -HJ 00687
5/1/2001 House • Read third time -HJ 01490; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01490
5/1/2001 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00792
5/16/2001 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/31/2001 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-107