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IN HB1022
Bill
Status
1/5/2010
Primary Sponsor
Peggy Welch
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AI Summary
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Prohibits health plan contracts (entered into, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2010) from requiring providers to accept more patients than specified in the agreement or more than the provider determines they can handle without endangering patient access or continuity of care
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Requires providers to give insurers or health maintenance organizations at least 60 days notice before stopping acceptance of new patients
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Requires providers to give insurers or health maintenance organizations at least 30 days notice before resuming acceptance of new patients
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Applies to both traditional health insurers and health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
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Effective date: July 1, 2010
Legislative Description
Insurer access to providers.
Last Action
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/14/2010