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2019 SESSION
HB 2639 Health care shared savings; incentive programs.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health care shared savings; incentive programs. Requires health carriers to establish a comparable health care service incentive program under which savings are shared with a covered person who elects to receive a covered comparable health care service from a lower-cost provider. Incentive payments are not required for savings of $25 or less. The measure requires health carriers to comply with transparency requirements beginning with health benefit plans offered or renewed on or after July 1, 2020. Programs are required to be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance. This bill is identical to SB 1611.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/19 House: Presented and ordered printed 19103480D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105004D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2639ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/10/19 House: Presented and ordered printed 19103480D
- 01/10/19 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/15/19 House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/17/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/19 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105004D-H1
- 01/24/19 House: Read first time
- 01/25/19 House: Read second time
- 01/25/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105004D-H1
- 01/25/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2639H1
- 01/28/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/19 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/19 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2639ER)
- 02/21/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- 02/28/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)