SB 1478: Patient Referrals by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations and Managed Care Plans
GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez
Patient Referrals by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations and Managed Care Plans; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to conduct or cause to be conducted reviews, investigations, analyses, audits, and combinations thereof to determine if managed care organizations, managed care plans, and their subcontractors violate the Medicaid program integrity in their patient referrals; providing penalties, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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SB 1478, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 5:38 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 815 (c1) Patient Referrals by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations and Managed Care Plans Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 409.913 Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program. Page 1 (pdf) 409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 7 (pdf)