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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5579: Insurance overpayment

Regulating insurance overpayment recovery practices.

Summary

  • Except in cases of fraud or coordination of benefits, a health carrier may not retroactively deny, adjust, or seek recoupment or refund of a claim paid to a health care provider more than one year after the payment was made.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5579), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 28, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
HB 1418

AN ACT Relating to regulating insurance overpayment recovery practices;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

10 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Don Benton R-17Darlene Fairley D-32Jean Berkey D-38Pat Thibaudeau D-43Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Joseph Zarelli R-18Jim Kastama D-25Mike Hewitt R-16Jerome Delvin R-8Paull Shin D-21

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5579 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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