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CS/SB 590: HMO Contract/New Subscriber's Rights [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Health Regulation ; Saunders ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Atwater ; Lynn

HMO Contract/New Subscriber's Rights [EPCC]; requires HMO to provide in writing disclosure of rights to new subscribers who reside at continuing care facility or retirement facility; provides that if subscriber's request to be referred to skilled nursing unit or assisted living facility that is part of subscriber's place of residence is not honored, subscriber may use specified grievance process. Amends 641.31.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 6/26/2007 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-215
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/16/2007 Senate • Filed
1/31/2007 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental Operations; Health Regulation
3/2/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/07/07, 9:00 am, 412-K
3/6/2007 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental Operations; Health Regulation -SJ 00039; On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/07/07, 9:00 am, 412-K
3/7/2007 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Banking and Insurance (864150); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00108; Now in Governmental Operations -SJ 00108
3/9/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations, 03/14/07, 1:30 pm, 110-S
3/14/2007 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Operations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00133; Now in Health Regulation -SJ 00133
3/16/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 03/21/07, 1:00 pm, 401-S
3/21/2007 Senate • CS by- Health Regulation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00259; CS read 1st time on 03/28/07 -SJ 00262
3/23/2007 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2)
3/26/2007 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00259
3/28/2007 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00254
3/29/2007 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00277; CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00277
4/11/2007 House • In Messages
4/30/2007 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00894
5/1/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for CS/HB 1001 -HJ 00913; Read 2nd time -HJ 00912
5/2/2007 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00966; CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00966
5/2/2007 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00875
6/11/2007 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/26/2007 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-215