'Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act'; certain consumer protections against surprise billing; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide mechanisms to resolve payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers regarding the provision of healthcare services; to require the department to provide for the maintenance of an all-payer health claims data base; to provide for in-network cost-sharing amounts in healthcare plan contracts; to establish an arbitration process; to require the Commissioner of Insurance to contract with one or more resolution organizations; to require the promulgation of department rules; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Feb 4, 2020
Signed Aug 5, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2020
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
Feb 24, 2020
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
Act 588
upper
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Jun 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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