Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Health Care Services Plans; prohibit from engaging in unfair payment practices against physicians.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Insurance | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Bentz
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION AND LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLANS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF MEDICAL PROVIDER CLAIMS BY A HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLAN AND THE RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS DISPUTES; TO PROVIDE FOR INTEREST TO ACCRUE IF AN UNCONTESTED MEDICAL PROVIDER CLAIM IS NOT REIMBURSED BY THE PLAN WITHIN A PRESCRIBED TIME PERIOD; TO PROHIBIT A HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLAN FROM ENGAGING IN AN UNFAIR PAYMENT PATTERN IN ITS REIMBURSEMENT OF A MEDICAL PROVIDER; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON THE PLAN FOR ENGAGING IN AN UNFAIR PAYMENT PATTERN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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