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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 842

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: evaluation of health plan network adequacy. (FE)

Insurance — Commissioner, office of Medical practice, group

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the commissioner of insurance to determine sufficiency of the

network of providers of a defined network plan or preferred provider plan. Defined

network plans and preferred provider plans are types of managed care organizations

that provide health care benefits to their enrollees. The bill allows the commissioner

to require a plan to make accomodations for enrollees to obtain covered services if the

plan's network is not sufficient. The bill also specifies factors that the commissioner

is allowed to consider when considering whether a plan's network is sufficient.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Larson (D) , Risser (D) , Vinehout (D)

10 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Risser and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Billings, Berceau, Zamarripa, Sargent, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Subeck, Brostoff and Pope

  2. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1