HB 581: Dentists
GENERAL BILL by Renuart ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Fasano ; Hooper ; Tobia
Dentists; Prohibits contract between health insurer, prepaid limited health service organization, or HMO & dentist from requiring dentist to provide services at set fee unless the services are covered services; provides covered services are those services listed as entitled benefit under contract; prohibits insurer from providing merely de minimis reimbursement or coverage; requires that fees for covered services be set in good faith & not be nominal; prohibits health insurer, prepaid limited health service organization, or HMO from requiring as condition of contract that dentist participate in discount medical plan; provides for applicability.
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/31/2013 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/12/2013 | House |
• Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 64 |
| 3/5/2013 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 64 |
| 3/11/2013 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Innovation Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 9:00 am, 306 HOB |
| 3/13/2013 | House |
• Favorable by Health Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 242 • Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee -HJ 242 |
| 3/26/2013 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB --Not considered |
| 5/3/2013 | House |
• Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee |
