"Consumer Coverage and Protection for Out-of Network Medical Care Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to establish standards for carriers and health care providers with regard to payment under a managed care plan in the provision of emergency medical care; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain patient or prospective patient disclosures; to provide for insurer disclosures; to provide for requirements regarding the provision of emergency medical care for covered persons under a managed care plan; to provide for requirements for managed care plan contracts between carriers and covered persons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Last action Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 23
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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