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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 47

AN ACT CONCERNING CONTRACTS BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND CONTRACTING HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.

Became law as Public Act 09-204, signed July 8, 2009, 174 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require certain information to be included with a contract offered by a contracting health organization to a provider, to prohibit a contracting health organization from making unilateral changes to a contract more than once a year, and to prohibit a contracting health organization from canceling or rescinding authorization for a service or demanding the return of payment for an authorized service more than one year from the date of the filing of a clean claim or the date of payment.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

6 co-sponsors

Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Martin M. Looney, Mary Ann Handley, Gayle S. Slossberg, Anthony J. Musto, Toni Nathaniel Harp

In the House of Representatives

    14 co-sponsors

    Beth Bye, David McCluskey, Patricia M. Widlitz, Jason Rojas, Kevin Ryan, Linda Schofield, Mary Ann Carson, Peter A. Tercyak, Theresa W. Conroy, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Linda M. Gentile, Deborah W. Heinrich, Elizabeth H. Esty, Joseph C. Serra

    Its course

    January 15 to July 8, 2009, 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 action29 actions on 16 days

    In the SenateJan 15 to Jun 1137 days

    Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeJan 15 to Mar 1054 days

    Public Health CommitteeMay 19 to May 212 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJun 1 to Jun 32 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 2320 days

    With the GovernorJun 23 to Jul 815 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 1 · Adopted Jun 3

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Jan 15 – Jun 1

    1. Jan 15Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    2. Jan 30Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    3. Mar 6Drafted as a bill by Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    4. Mar 9Sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    5. Mar 10Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. May 19Sent to Public Health Committee
    7. May 21Public Health Committee recommended it
    8. Jun 1The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    9. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives Jun 1 – Jun 3

    1. Jun 1Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 3The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 18 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 18Numbered Public Act 09-204
    2. Jun 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 29 actions, as published
    1. Jan 15REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 30PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 10Vote to DraftBoth houses
    4. Mar 6DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    5. Mar 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    6. Mar 10Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 19REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Mar 25FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Mar 25SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Mar 25FILE NO.Both houses
    13. May 19REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    14. May 21Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. May 21FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. May 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. May 21NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    18. May 21FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. Jun 1SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    20. Jun 1SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    21. Jun 1TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
    22. Jun 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    23. Jun 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    24. Jun 3HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 3HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    26. Jun 3IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    27. Jun 18PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    28. Jun 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    29. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor