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1995 SESSION
HB 2304 Pharmacies and ancillary service providers; freedom of choice.
Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Pharmacies and ancillary service providers; freedom of choice. Modifies the pharmacy provider freedom of choice statutes enacted in the 1994 Session of the General Assembly (HB 840) as follows: (i) individuals may select nonparticipating providers who have notified the insurer, HMO or corporation providing health care subscription contracts of their agreement to accept reimbursement at participating provider rates; (ii) individuals selecting nonparticipating providers may not be charged more than the participating provider reimbursement rate plus copayment; (iii) such insurers, HMOs or corporations may not deny nonparticipating providers access to their electronic claims processing system if such providers agree to execute provider agreements; and (iv) the bill prohibits requiring individuals using nonparticipating providers to make payment at the point of service unless this requirement is similarly imposed on individuals using participating providers. The bill also repeals the ancillary service provider freedom of choice statutes. Finally, the bill exempts from the pharmacy freedom of choice provisions, those pharmacies that are operated exclusively for an HMO.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD2084364 pdf
- 02/05/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD1585320-H1 pdf
- 02/27/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2304ER) pdf
- 03/23/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/23/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD2084364
- 01/23/95 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/05/95 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/sub. (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/95 House: Committee substitute printed LD1585320-H1
- 02/05/95 House: Read first time
- 02/06/95 House: Read second time
- 02/06/95 House: Committee substitute agreed to LD1585320-H1
- 02/06/95 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. LD1585320-H1
- 02/07/95 House: Read third time
- 02/07/95 House: Motion to refer to committee rejected
- 02/07/95 House: Passed House (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/07/95 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/07/95 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/95 Senate: Read first time
- 02/08/95 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/95 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/95 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 02/20/95 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/95 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2304ER)
- 03/06/95 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/95 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/95 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/95 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 467 (effective 7/1/95)
- 03/23/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)