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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/31/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-107
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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 |