PRIOR AUTHORIZATION-EMERGENCY
Summary
Amends the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Changes the definition of "emergency services" to provide that for the purposes of the provisions, emergency services are not required to be provided in the emergency department of a hospital. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health insurance issuer or a contracted utilization review organization may not require prior authorization or approval by the health plan for emergency services.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 24, 2024
Signed Jul 19, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2024
How they voted
105–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 117
Apr 19, 2024
D
Democratic77
88% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Jul 19, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Insurance; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William E Hauter
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William E Hauter
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Insurance Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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