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2006 SESSION

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HB 946 Health insurance; assignment of benefits to emergency care physicians.

Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health insurance; assignment of benefits to emergency room physicians.  Requires health insurers to pay health care benefits directly to a physician who has rendered medical screening and stabilization services under the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, if the insured specifically authorizes such an assignment of payment of the benefits. Insurance contracts shall not prohibit the payment of benefits directly to physicians for care provided pursuant to the federal law. A similar provision is applicable to the state employees' health insurance plan.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062641428  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062641428
• 01/10/06  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Commerce and Labor sub-committee: Insurance (Hargrove)
• 01/31/06  House: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote