Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 3427
Creates Task Force on Mental Health Care Reimbursement to study and make recommendations for payment structure to reimburse specified mental health practitioners.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Prohibits insurers from reducing reimbursement paid to health care providers by more than five percent for more than two consecutive years, and prohibits further reductions without approval of Department of Consumer and Business Services.</i>] <i>Specifies amount of reimbursement that must be paid to clinical social workers, psychologists, professional counselors and marriage and family therapists as percentage of reimbursement paid to psychiatrists.</i>] <b>Creates Task Force on Mental Health Care Reimbursement to study and make recommendations for payment structure to reimburse specified mental health practitioners. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 27 to July 6, 2015, 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 action8 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jul 6 · stopped129 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 67 days
Health CareMar 6 to Apr 2752 days
Ways and MeansApr 27 to Jul 6 · stopped70 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 27
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 House of Representatives Feb 27 – Jul 6
- Feb 27Introduced
- Mar 6Sent to Health Care
- Apr 3Heard in Health Care
- Apr 10Heard in Health Care
- Apr 20Heard in Health Care
- Apr 27Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 6Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
- Apr 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 10Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 27Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 27Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives