Health Care - As introduced, removes statute encouraging insurance providers to develop a plan to provide only major medical insurance coverage for catastrophic illness requiring inpatient hospital care; moves to part of code on pharmacy benefits managers the requirement that pharmacy benefits managers notify within 14 days a pharmacist of a failure by any health insurer to provide timely payment for nondisputed claims. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2020
Last action Jun 4, 2020
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Jun 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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