HB 577: Continuity of Care in Health Insurance Contracts
GENERAL BILL by Woodson
Continuity of Care in Health Insurance Contracts; Requires that contracts between individual health insurer, group, blanket, or franchise health insurer & HMO & contracted health care practitioner require specified notice to affected policyholders & subscribers before cancellation or termination of contracts; provides administrative penalties; requires health insurer, HMO & health care practitioner to allow certain policyholders & subscribers to continue coverage & care for specified timeframe; requires insurer & health care practitioner to be bound by terminated contract.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/2/2025 House • Filed
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HB 577, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/2/2025 at 8:39 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 114 Continuity of Care in Health Insurance Contracts Jones Compare Last Action: 10/13/2025 S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6474 Provider contracts. Page 2 (pdf) 627.65713 Page 4 (pdf) 641.315 Provider contracts. Page 6 (pdf) 641.51 Quality assurance program; second medical opinion requirement. Page 7 (pdf)