Bill Summary

HB 769 Health Provider Contracts (2015 Session)
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Sponsors
by Peters Co Sponsors: Artiles CS Sponsors: Health Innovation Subcommittee
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Summary
Health Provider Contracts: Prohibits insurer, prepaid limited health service organization, & HMO, & third-party administrator thereof, from requiring licensed ophthalmologist & optometrist to provide vision care services under specified circumstances; prohibits such entities, & third-party administrators thereof, from requiring licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, & optician to purchase certain materials & services; specifies that violation of section constitutes specified unfair insurance trade practice & unfair or deceptive act or practice subject to specified civil & administrative actions. Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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committees of reference
   H Health Innovation Subcommittee
» H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
02/16/15
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Filed
02/26/15
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Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/26/15
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Now in Health Innovation Subcommittee
03/16/15
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On Committee agenda - Health Innovation Subcommittee, 03/18/15, 9:00 am, 306 H
03/18/15
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Favorable with CS by Health Innovation Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/20/15
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/23/15
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
04/28/15
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Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0769
Filed on 02/16/15
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Amendment 70243 DE
Peters
Filed on 03/17/15
Adopted
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0769C1
Filed on 03/20/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
627.6474
636.035
641.315
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