Relates to requiring health insurance companies to provide and store health proxy forms for the insured
Summary
Requires health insurance companies to provide health proxy forms to the insured and to store completed proxies on behalf of the insured; requires the department of social services to provide health proxy forms and instructions to persons applying for Medicaid.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2017
Last action Jan 3, 2018
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 3, 2018
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Mar 22, 2017
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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