CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1767
    Amendment No. 6 (for drafter's use only)
                            CHAMBER ACTION
              Senate                               House
                                   .
                                   .
 1                                 .
                                   .
 2                                 .
                                   .
 3                                 .
                                   .
 4                                                                
 5                                           ORIGINAL STAMP BELOW
 6
 7
 8
 9
10                                                                
11  Representative(s) Bainter offered the following:
12
13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 13, lines 1-14
15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
16
17  and insert in lieu thereof:  grievance procedures, not to
18  exceed 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice of
19  grievance, before filing a petition for benefits under this
20  section. Failure to exhaust managed care grievance procedures,
21  not to exceed 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice
22  of grievance, shall result in dismissal of the petition
23  without prejudice.
24         (4)  The petition must include a certification by the
25  claimant or, if the claimant is represented by counsel, the
26  claimant's attorney, stating that the claimant, or attorney if
27  the claimant is represented by counsel, has made a good faith
28  effort to resolve the dispute and that the claimant or
29  attorney was unable to resolve the dispute with the carrier.
30  The petition shall also include a certification by the
31  claimant or, if the claimant is represented by counsel, the
                                  1
    File original & 9 copies    04/21/99
    hin0002                     10:42 pm         01767-0025-922247
                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1767
    Amendment No. 6 (for drafter's use only)
 1  claimant's attorney, stating that the managed care grievance
 2  procedures, not to exceed 30 days from the date of receipt of
 3  the notice of grievance, have been exhausted.  If such
 4  certifications are
 5
 6
 7  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============
 8  And the title is amended as follows:
 9         On page 1, line 31
10
11  after the semicolon insert:
12         providing a limitation for grievance
13         procedures;
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
                                  2
    File original & 9 copies    04/21/99
    hin0002                     10:42 pm         01767-0025-922247