Bill Summary

HB 577 Continuity of Care in Health Insurance Contracts (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Woodson
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Summary
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. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
» H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
   H Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
12/02/25
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Filed
12/12/25
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Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
12/12/25
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0577
Filed on 12/02/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
627.6474
627.65713
641.315
641.51
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