Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Policy and Public Affairs Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
Senate Bill 924
Requires health insurer to pay for specified health care services rendered by nonpreferred provider if covered for preferred provider.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires health insurer to pay for specified health care services rendered by nonpreferred provider if covered for preferred provider. Requires health insurer to pay 95 percent of preferred provider payment rate to nonpreferred provider. Requires direct payment to nonpreferred provider with valid assignment of claim from enrollee. Permits health insurer to impose copayment or deductible for services by nonpreferred providers if also imposed on services by preferred providers. Requires enrollee to pay copayment and deductible for nonpreferred provider. Permits health insurer to impose same prior authorization and utilization control requirements on nonpreferred provider that are imposed on preferred provider. Prohibits health insurers from leasing or renting health insurer's provider panels to other insurers in same service area.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 7 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateMar 7 to Jun 28 · stopped113 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 7 to Mar 147 days
Health Policy and Public AffairsMar 14 to Jun 28 · stopped106 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 7 – Jun 28
- Mar 7Introduced
- Mar 14Sent to Health Policy and Public Affairs
- Apr 16Heard in Health Policy and Public Affairs
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Mar 7Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 14Referred to Health Policy and Public Affairs.Senate
- Apr 16Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.Senate