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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6304: Health care delivery

Preserving patient and practitioner freedom to obtain and provide health care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive practices in contracting for and managing health care delivery under health plans.

Summary

  • Health insurance plans are subject to requirements for benefit design management and additional contracting standards. Health plans may not impose cost sharing that requires a covered person to pay more than 50 percent of the amount the health plan allows for coverage.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6304), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Linda Evans Parlette (R-12)
Introduced
January 20, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
January 20, 2014
Companion bill
HB 2550
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to preserving patient and practitioner freedom to obtain and provide health care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive practices in contracting for and managing health care delivery under health plans;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Linda Evans Parlette (R-12)

10 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Senator D-46Don Benton R-17Christine Rolfes D-23Karen Keiser D-33Kirk Pearson R-39Jan Angel R-26Barbara Bailey R-10Senator R-2Rodney Tom D-48Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 6304 in other sessions

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

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