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1995 SESSION
SB 531 Health care fraud by insurer; penalty.
Introduced by: Clarence A. Holland | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Health care fraud by insurer; penalty. Provides that any insurer who intentionally misrepresents the coverage available under a health care policy to an insured is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor unless the continuing practice of such fraud suggests a business scheme, in which case the penalty is a Class 5 felony. The bill also authorizes the court to fashion unspecified equitable remedies to the defrauded insureds.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/15/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD0935828 (SB531E) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (9-Y 4-N)
- 02/14/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/94 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/15/94 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/15/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/15/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD0935828 (SB531E)
- 02/16/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/94 House: Read first time
- 02/17/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/04/94 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 03/07/94 House: Continued to 1995 in Courts of Justice (16-Y 5-N)
- 12/08/94 House: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (20-Y 0-N)