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
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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
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HB 581, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/31/2013 at 5:04 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2013 (pdf)
Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2013 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 924 Dentists Latvala Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Messages
Location: In messages from Senate
S 1016 (c2) Dentistry Hays Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Messages
Location: In messages from Senate
S 1816 (c1) Health Care Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/29/2013 S Laid on Table -SJ 740
Location: Laid on Table
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6474 Provider contracts. Page 2 (pdf) 636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 3 (pdf) 641.315 Provider contracts. Page 4 (pdf)