HB 659: Health Plans
GENERAL BILL by Abbott ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia
Health Plans; Prohibits health plans from declining to participate in filed claims; provides defaults against health plans for failure to respond; requires health plans to pay providers amounts provided in claim dispute orders under certain circumstances; requires prescription drug benefits-ID cards & health insurance & HMO ID cards to include specified information.
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/27/2023 House • Filed
12/7/2023 House • Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/11/2024 House • Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
1/16/2024 House • Favorable by Select Committee on Health Innovation
1/17/2024 House • Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/23/2024 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
1/25/2024 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/26/2024 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
3/8/2024 House • Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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HB 659, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/27/2023 at 3:53 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Select Committee on Health Innovation (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2024 (pdf)
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 584 Health Care Services Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Banking and Insurance 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 408.7057 Statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program. Page 2 (pdf) 627.4302 Identification cards for processing prescription drug claims. Page 2 (pdf) 627.642 Outline of coverage. Page 4 (pdf) 627.657 Provisions of group health insurance policies. Page 6 (pdf) 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 7 (pdf)