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CS/CS/SB 856: Vision Care Plans

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Banking and Insurance ; Latvala

Vision Care Plans; Providing that a health insurer, a prepaid limited health service organization, and a health maintenance organization, respectively, may not require a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist to join a network solely for the purpose of credentialing the licensee for another vision network; providing that such insurers and organizations are not prevented by the act from entering into a contract with another vision care plan; providing that such insurers and organizations may not restrict or limit a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, or optician to specific suppliers of materials or optical laboratories, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2016
 Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/12/2015 Senate • Filed
2/20/2015 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 90
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 90
3/12/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/17/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
3/17/2015 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
3/18/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 223
3/19/2015 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 221
3/20/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/24/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/24/2015 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 259
3/25/2015 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 259
3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/02/15, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/2/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 351
4/3/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 351
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
4/7/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 353
4/8/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 372
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/14/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 401
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 401
• Immediately certified -SJ 402
4/14/2015 House • In Messages
4/28/2015 House • Died in Messages