SB 1612: Health Care Consumer Protection
GENERAL BILL by Garcia
Health Care Consumer Protection; Revising the requirements for a good faith itemized estimate provided to a patient or prospective patient by a licensed facility for nonemergency medical services; requiring written patient consent for certain health care practitioners to bill a patient for services listed on the itemized estimate which are not covered by the patient’s health insurance; providing that an insurer is solely liable for payment of certain fees for certain requested services under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/3/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/14/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 207 |
| 3/15/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 207 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Policy |