SB 1388: Payment of Health Insurance Claims
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
Payment of Health Insurance Claims; Prohibiting health insurers, at any time, from retroactively denying a claim because of the ineligibility of the insured if the insurer verified the insured’s eligibility at the time of treatment or provided an authorization number; prohibiting health maintenance organizations, at any time, from retroactively denying a claim because of the ineligibility of the subscriber if the health maintenance organization verified the subscriber’s eligibility at the time of treatment or provided an authorization number, etc.
Effective Date: 1/1/2022
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Health Policy (HP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/17/2021 Senate • Filed
2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 136
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 136
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance
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SB 1388, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2021 at 4:22 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 851 Retroactive Denial of Health Care Claims Valdés Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee 
S 528 Health Insurance Prior Authorization Harrell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Banking and Insurance
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 1 (pdf) 641.3155 Prompt payment of claims. Page 2 (pdf)