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COMMITTEE REPORT
YES:
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NO:
0
MR. SPEAKER:
Your Committee on Insurance , to which was referred House Bill 1582 , has had
the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
Delete the title and insert the following:
A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning insurance.
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SOURCE: ; (11)AM158203.1. -->
SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]
(a) As used in this
SECTION, "committee" refers to the interim study committee on
insurance established by this SECTION.
(b) There is established the interim study committee on
insurance. The committee shall study the following:
(1) Health plan access to health care providers.
(2) Health care service prices and information.
(3) Health care provider office billing in connection with
hospital charges.
(c) The committee consists of the following members:
(1) Two (2) members appointed by the president pro tempore
of the senate. The members appointed under this subdivision
may not be members of the same political party.
(2) Two (2) members, one (1) of whom shall serve as the
chairperson of the committee, appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives. The members appointed under this
subdivision may not be members of the same political party.
(3) The commissioner of the department of insurance or the
commissioner's designee.
(4) Two (2) members who are physicians, one (1) of whom
shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate
and one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives.
(5) Two (2) members representing health insurance
companies, one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the
president pro tempore of the senate and one (1) of whom shall
be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(6) Two (2) members representing hospitals, one (1) of whom
shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate
and one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives.
(d) The committee shall operate under the policies governing
study committees adopted by the legislative council.
(e) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members
appointed to the committee are required for the committee to take
action on any measure, including final reports.
(f) This SECTION expires December 31, 2011.
(Reference is to HB 1582 as introduced.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
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AM158203/DI 97 2011