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SB 53 - Health Benefit Plans; contractural fees between physician and insurer; timely disclosure of laborato
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First Reader Summary
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to enact the ""Fair Health Care Billing Act of 2001""; to state legislative findings; to define terms; to provide for obligations and fees under health benefit plans and contractual and other liabilities and standards relating thereto; to limit certain collection and legal actions; to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the O.C.G.A., relating to unfair practices, so as to include among those practices certain violations relating to health care billing; to amend Code Section 33-6-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to unfair insurance practices, so as to include among those practices certain violations relating to health care billing; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Code Sections Amended
10-1-393 \ 43-34-37
| Electronically Recorded Votes |
| Vote |
Date |
Time |
Bill |
Description |
Yeas |
Nays |
N/V |
Exc |
| SV0121 |
02/26/2001 |
11:59am |
SB 53 |
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
48 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
| HV0446 |
03/15/2001 |
01:57pm |
SB 53 |
PASS |
156 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
| Bill History |
| Date |
Action |
| 04/28/2001 |
Signed by Governor (358) |
| 04/06/2001 |
Senate Sent to Governor |
| 03/15/2001 |
House Passed/Adopted |
| 03/15/2001 |
House Third Readers |
| 03/08/2001 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/01/2001 |
House Second Readers |
| 02/27/2001 |
House First Readers |
| 02/26/2001 |
Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 02/22/2001 |
Senate Rule 143 |
| 02/22/2001 |
Senate Third Read |
| 02/09/2001 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| 02/08/2001 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 01/24/2001 |
Senate Read and Referred |
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Footnotes:
2/22/01 Pursuant to Senate Rule 143, action suspended
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