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CS/CS/HB 1573: Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Farkas

Health Insurance; requires certain licensed facilities to make certain information public electronically; requires electronic link to agency website; requires certain health care facilities to provide patients with reasonable estimates of prospective charges; authorizes plans to limit term of coverage; extends required period without coverage before participation eligibility, etc. Amends Chs. 395, 408, 627, 641.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264 (Ch. 2003-139)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2003 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00153
3/14/2003 House • Referred to Insurance; Health Care -HJ 00223
4/8/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance, 04/10/03, 5:45 pm, 212-K
4/10/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Insurance; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00393
4/14/2003 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
4/15/2003 House • Now in Health Care -HJ 00393; On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 04/15/03, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable with CS amendment by- Health Care; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00403
4/18/2003 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b)
4/23/2003 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00403
4/25/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
4/28/2003 House • Read second time -HJ 00700; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00700; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00701
4/30/2003 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00905
5/1/2003 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00987
5/2/2003 House • Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264 (Ch. 2003-139)