SB 490: Health Maintenance Organizations
GENERAL BILL by Silver
Health Maintenance Organizations; establishes exclusive liability of health maintenance organizations; provides additional criteria for certain provider contracts; specifies additional practices as unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices; authorizes civil actions against HMOs by certain persons under certain circumstances; prohibits punitive damages under certain circumstances, etc. Amends 440.11, 641.28,.315,.3903,.3917. APPROPRIATION: $112,000.
Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8/1997 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 1/6/1998 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Ways and Means |
| 3/3/1998 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Ways and Means -SJ 00036 |
| 5/1/1998 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance |