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2008 SESSION
SB 396 Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health care costs; estimates and average costs. Requires the Department of Health to negotiate and contract with a nonprofit organization for an annual survey of carriers, to determine the average costs for 25 common outpatient procedures and the average reimbursement paid for a specific service from all providers and provider types, and to make such information available to the public through a website operated by the nonprofit organization. This bill also requires the Health Commissioner to work together with the nonprofit organization to incorporate existing service quality data and guidance to the price information and to work to display price and quality information for episodes of care in a manner which is consistent with generally accepted national guidelines. This bill is identical to HB 603 (O'Bannon).
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084028228 pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 084099228-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/08 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 084099228-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB396ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084028228
- 01/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/23/08 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
- 02/07/08 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 084099228-S1
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 084099228-S1
- 02/11/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB396S1
- 02/11/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/19/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 084099228-S1
- 02/20/08 House: Read second time
- 02/21/08 House: Read third time
- 02/21/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB396ER)
- 02/25/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)