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1996 SESSION

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HB 447 Insurance; unfair settlement practices standards for hospital stay.

Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Insurance; unfair settlement practices; standards for length of hospital inpatient stay for mother and newborn after childbirth. Prohibits any person providing maternity and childbirth benefits from imposing limits for inpatient treatment of a mother and her newborn after childbirth of less than 48 hours of inpatient care following a vaginal delivery or less than 96 hours of inpatient care following a Cesarean section. The bill provides that the length of stay may be shortened with the mother's written consent under certain circumstances. Violators of the bill are subject to injunctive and penalty provisions enforced by the State Corporation Commission.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962053464  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962053464
• 01/17/96  House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
• 02/08/96  House: No action taken by Corporations, Insurance and Banking by voice vote
• 02/08/96  House: Incorporated in other legislation (HB0087)