Georgia Senate Bill 56 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-08 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to establish standards for carriers and health care providers with regard to payment under a managed care plan in the provision of emergency medical care; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain patient or prospective patient disclosures; to provide for insurer disclosures; to provide for requirements regarding the provision of emergency medical care for covered persons under a managed care plan; to provide for requirements for managed care plan contracts between carriers and covered persons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Consumer Coverage and Protection for Out-of Network Medical Care Act"; enact

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]
Sen. Lester Jackson [D]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]

2019-03-05 - Senate - Senate Vote #110 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2019-03-07	House	House First Readers
2019-03-05	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-05	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-02-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-02-22	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-05	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54545
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180298
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/182448
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183715
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54545#16730