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CS/SB 144: Payment for Services Provided by Licensed Psychologists

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Soto

Payment for Services Provided by Licensed Psychologists; Adding licensed psychologists to the list of health care providers who are protected by a limitations period from claims for overpayment being sought by health insurers or health maintenance organizations; adding licensed psychologists to the list of health care providers who are subject to a limitations period for submitting claims to health insurers or health maintenance organizations for underpayment; adding licensed psychologists to the list of health care providers who are eligible for direct payment for medical services by a health insurer under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/21/2012 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 16
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 16
    3/11/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/14/13, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/14/2013 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 208
    • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 208
    4/4/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/09/13, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/9/2013 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 422
    4/11/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 422
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 423
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

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  • CS/SB 144, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/11/2013 at 1:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1237 Payment For Services Provided By Licensed Psychologists Schwartz Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 1 (pdf)
    627.638 Direct payment for hospital, medical services. Page 3 (pdf)
    641.3155 Prompt payment of claims. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 144, Original Filed Version Posted 12/21/2012 at 3:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2013 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2013 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2013 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1237 Payment For Services Provided By Licensed Psychologists Schwartz Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    141354 - Amendment
    Delete lines 84 - 104.
    Banking and Insurance
    (Benacquisto)
    4/8/2013
    5:08 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/9/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2013 8:00 AM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/9/2013 1:30 PM Banking and Insurance 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 1 (pdf)
    627.638 Direct payment for hospital, medical services. Page 3 (pdf), Page 4 (pdf)
    641.3155 Prompt payment of claims. Page 2 (pdf)

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