HB 1231: Insurance Claims Payments to Physicians
GENERAL BILL by Black
Insurance Claims Payments to Physicians; Prohibits contracts between certain physicians & health insurers & health maintenance organizations from specifying credit card payments to physicians as only acceptable method for payments; authorizes use of electronic funds transfers by health insurers & HMOs for payments to physicians; provides notification requirements; prohibits health insurers & HMOs from charging fees for automated clearinghouse transfers as claims payments to physicians; prohibits health insurers & HMOs from denying claims subsequently submitted by physicians for procedures that were included in prior authorizations.
Last Action: 3/21/2025 House - Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/18/2025 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
3/20/2025 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/21/2025 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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HB 1231, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 3:58 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1526 Health Insurance Claims Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 2 (pdf) 641.315 Provider contracts. Page 5 (pdf)