MA H967 | 2019-2020 | 191st General Court
Note: Legislation replaced by H5160
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-2)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-01 - Accompanied a study order, see H5160
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-01 - Accompanied a study order, see H5160
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
For legislation to require specific patient consent for out-of-network healthcare services and prohibiting providers from billing consumers for more than the in-network cost-sharing amount. Financial Services.
Title
To protect consumers from surprise medical bills
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-01 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5160 |
| 2019-05-01 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2019 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2019-01-22 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2019-01-22 | House | Referred to the Joint Committee on Financial Services |
Same As/Similar To
H952 (Similar To) 2020-12-01 - Accompanied a study order, see H5160
H5160 (Replaced by) 2020-12-01 - Discharged to the committee on House Rules
H5160 (Replaced by) 2020-12-01 - Discharged to the committee on House Rules
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H967 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H967.pdf |
