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1994 SESSION
HB 840 Accident and sickness insurance; pharmacies and ancillary service.
Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Accident and sickness insurance; pharmacies and ancillary service providers; freedom of choice. Requires preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to permit individuals receiving pharmacy or ancillary medical service benefits under health insurance policies or health care plans to select, without limitation, the pharmacy or ancillary service providers of their choice to furnish such benefits. This right of selection also extends to and includes pharmacies or ancillary service providers that (i) are not preferred or participating providers under any such policies or plans and (ii) agree to accept reimbursement for their services at rates applicable to pharmacy or ancillary service providers that are preferred or participating providers. The bill also prohibits (i) reduced or disparate coverage or (ii) the imposition of monetary penalties if individuals receive such benefits from nonpreferred or nonparticipating providers. Ancillary services include the furnishing of medical equipment required for therapeutic and life-support purposes. The State Corporation Commission is declared to have no jurisdiction over controversies arising out of issues related to the right of selection established by this bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/21/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD2972364 (HB840S1) pdf
- 03/07/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB840ER) pdf
- 05/24/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0963) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/10/94 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/94 House: Read first time
- 02/12/94 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/94 House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/15/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/21/94 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/21/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD2972364 (HB840S1)
- 02/22/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/94 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/94 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/23/94 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 02/23/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/23/94 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/94 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB840ER)
- 03/11/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/11/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/94 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/94 House: Motion for pending question agreed to
- 04/20/94 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation (35-Y 63-N)
- 04/20/94 House: VOTE: REJECTED (35-Y 63-N)
- 04/20/94 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/20/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 963 (effective 7/1/94)
- 05/24/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0963)