SB 3039

RELATING TO PROVIDER CONTRACTS

By Senator(s) TANIGUCHI (BR)

Keywords: Dept. of commerce and consumer affairs, HEALTH INSURANCE, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, PODIATRISTS AND PODIATRY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Report Title: Provider Contracts

Description: Establishes requirements for joint contract negotiations between physicians and insurance companies, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations. Requires physicians' representatives in contract negotiations to pay a fee.

 1-26-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to 1. CPN 2. WAM                                
 2-15-00        S Re-Referred to CPN/WAM                                   
 2-18-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN/WAM on 02-25-00
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 2-25-00        S The measure is deferred until 03-20-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Bunda, Ihara, Inouye, Matsuura,
                  Slom; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Hanabusa
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, D.
                  Ige, M. Ige, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes         
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, Iwase,         
                  Anderson