Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance and Real Estate Committee on May 2, 2005. The 2005 session has ended.
2005 Regular Session
House Bill 5798
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DENIAL OF MEDICAL SERVICES DUE TO BILLING DISPUTES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibit health care providers from denying health care services to a patient because of a billing dispute between the health care provider and the patient's health insurer.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 20 to May 2, 2005, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action15 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to May 2 · stopped102 days
Public Health CommitteeJan 20 to Apr 474 days
Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeApr 26 to May 2 · stopped6 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – May 2
- Jan 20Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
- Feb 25Heard in Public Health Committee
- Mar 15Drafted as a bill by Public Health Committee
- Mar 16Sent to Public Health Committee
- Apr 4Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 26Sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- May 2A motion to recommend it failed
All 15 actions, as published
- Jan 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 4Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
- Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 9Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Mar 15DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 4Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 12REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 19FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 26REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 2MOTION FAILEDHouse of Representatives