HB 243: Health Care Management
GENERAL BILL by Patronis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bovo ; Kreegel ; Williams, T.
Health Care Management; Prohibits insurers from engaging in actions encouraging insureds not to make payments before medical service is rendered; provides additional circumstances in which health insurer may not retroactively deny claims; requires claimants whose claims are denied for failure to obtain authorization to be provided opportunity to appeal; requires insurers to reverse denials under specified circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2009 House • Filed
2/6/2009 House • Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); General Government Policy Council; Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
3/3/2009 House • Introduced, referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); General Government Policy Council; Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care -HJ 00026
5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC)
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HB 243, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:19 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 416 Health Care Management [CPSC] Fasano Similar Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
Location:Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6044 Use of a specific methodology for payment of claims. 627.6131 Payment of claims. 627.6141 Denial of claims. 627.6474 Provider contracts. 641.315 Provider contracts. 641.3155 Prompt payment of claims. 641.3156 Treatment authorization; payment of claims. 641.54 Information disclosure.