HB 1421 IN

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Provides that the state employee health plan statute does not prohibit the state personnel department from directly contracting with health care providers for health care services for state employees. Provides that if a woman who is in premature labor presents to a hospital, the hospital must inform the woman of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy. Sets forth requirements that a hospital must meet concerning: (1) a woman who is in premature labor; and (2) a born alive infant. Changes the date that ambulatory outpatient surgical centers are required to begin posting certain pricing information from March 31, 2021, to December 31, 2021. Specifies that the pricing information posted is the standard charge rather than the weighted average negotiated charge and sets forth what is included in the standard charge. Specifies that if an ambulatory outpatient surgical center offers less than 30 additional services, the center is required to post all of the services the center provides. Requires a hospital to post pricing information in compliance with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as in effect on January 1, 2021, if: (1) the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is repealed; or (2) federal enforcement of the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is stopped. Defines "health carrier" for purposes of the law on health provider contracts. Prohibits the inclusion in a health provider contract of any provision that would: (1) prohibit the disclosure of health care service claims data, including for use in the all payer claims data base; (2) limit the ability of a health carrier or health provider facility to disclose the allowed amount and fees of services to any insured or enrollee, or to the treating health provider facility or physician of the insured or enrollee; or (3) limit the ability of a health carrier or health provider facility to disclose out-of-pocket costs to an insured or an enrollee. Requires the department of insurance to issue a report to: (1) the legislative council; and (2) the interim study committees on financial institutions and insurance and public health, behavioral health, and human services; setting forth its suggestions for revising the department's administrative rules to reduce the regulatory costs incurred by employers seeking to provide health coverage for their employees through multiple employer welfare arrangements.

• Donna Schaibley · author
• Liz Brown Republican · sponsor
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · sponsor
• Andy Zay · sponsor

1. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Schaibley · lower
2. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
3. Jan 14, 2021 Reassigned to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance · lower
4. Feb 11, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
5. Feb 15, 2021 Representative Heaton added as coauthor · lower
6. Feb 15, 2021 Representatives Lauer and Cook added as coauthors · lower
7. Feb 17, 2021 Amendment #1 (Schaibley) prevailed; voice vote · lower
8. Feb 17, 2021 Amendment #7 (Austin) prevailed; voice vote · lower
9. Feb 17, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
10. Feb 22, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 214: yeas 91, nays 0 · lower
11. Feb 22, 2021 Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Charbonneau, Zay · lower
12. Feb 23, 2021 Referred to the Senate · lower
13. Mar 1, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
14. Mar 11, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
15. Mar 30, 2021 Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote · upper
16. Mar 30, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
17. Apr 1, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 307: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
18. Apr 1, 2021 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
19. Apr 5, 2021 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
20. Apr 6, 2021 Motion to dissent filed · lower
21. Apr 6, 2021 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
22. Apr 8, 2021 House conferees appointed: Schaibley and Austin · lower
23. Apr 8, 2021 House advisors appointed: Heaton, Lauer and Campbell · lower
24. Apr 8, 2021 Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Yoder · upper
25. Apr 8, 2021 Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau and Breaux · upper
26. Apr 19, 2021 Senator Yoder removed as conferee · upper
27. Apr 19, 2021 Senator Gaskill added as conferee · upper
28. Apr 19, 2021 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
29. Apr 19, 2021 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
30. Apr 20, 2021 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 470: yeas 91, nays 0 · lower
31. Apr 20, 2021 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 463: yeas 37, nays 11 · upper
32. Apr 22, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
33. Apr 23, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
34. Apr 28, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
35. Apr 29, 2021 Public Law 198 · lower
36. Apr 29, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 20, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 12, 2021 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 11, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (H) · Feb 17, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (H) · Feb 18, 2021 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Mar 11, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · Mar 30, 2021 · PDF