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2007 SESSION

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HB 322 Accident and sickness insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices.

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

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health insurance; carrier business practices.  Prohibits a health insurance carrier from establishing or implementing a policy or procedure that allows the carrier to deny payment of a claim solely because the covered subscriber or dependent has not responded to an inquiry regarding the existence of other health insurance coverage.  The measure also requires carriers to pay clear claims submitted electronically within 14 days following receipt.  Currently, all clear claims must be paid within 40 days, regardless of the medium by which the claim is submitted.

FULL TEXT

• 01/04/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062643428  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/04/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062643428
• 01/04/06  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/24/06  House: Assigned C & L sub: Insurance (Hargrove)
• 02/02/06  House: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
• 12/08/06  House: Left in Commerce and Labor