SB 469-1_ Filed 01/26/2000, 15:45
Adopted 1/27/2000

COMMITTEE REPORT




MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 469, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:

SOURCE: Page 1, line 6; (00)AM046904.1. -->     Page 1, line 6, after "IC 25-14" insert " or an equivalent license issued by another state".
    Page 1, line 7, after "director" insert " appointed under subsection (a)".
    Page 1, line 14, after "IC 25-14" insert " or an equivalent license issued by another state".
    Page 2, line 2, delete "Consult with the treating provider before an adverse" and insert " Respond when a treating provider requests in writing that a dentist reconsider an adverse utilization review decision.".
    Page 2, delete line 3.
    Page 2, line 6, delete "on treatment policies, protocols," and insert " before implementation of the following:
        (1) Treatment policies.
        (2) Protocols.
        (3) Quality assurance activities.
        (4) Credentialing policies and procedures.
        (5) Utilization management policies and procedures.
".
    Page 2, delete lines 7 through 26.
    Page 2, line 33, delete "filed under" and insert " described in".
    Page 2, line 34, delete "according to the source of the complaint and

the" and insert " as categorized by National Association of Insurance Commissioners standardized complaint report procedures.".
    Page 2, delete lines 35 through 42.
    Page 3, delete lines 1 through 4.
    Page 3, line 9, delete "for which corrective action is not" and insert " classified by National Association of Insurance Commissioners disposition codes.".
    Page 3, delete line 10.
    Page 3, line 19, delete "under this section." and insert " against the limited service health maintenance organization.".
    Page 3, line 21, strike "Beginning July".
    Page 3, line 22, strike "1, 1999, each" and insert " Each".
    Page 3, line 27, after "individual contract" insert " :
        (1) a
".
    Page 3, line 29, delete "." and insert " ;
         (2) a preferred provider plan (as defined in IC 27-8-11-1 ); or
        (3) a policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1 );
that provides dental care services.
".
    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to SB 469 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0.

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Senator Miller, Chairperson


AM 046904/DI 97    2000