S.F. No. 0092

Medical necessity in insurance contracts.

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Sessions, Hastert, Job, Massie,   Mockler, Scott and Von Flatern

AN ACT relating to insurance; defining medical necessity; setting requirements for analyzing insurance coverage and benefit payments under a medical necessity standard; setting requirements for denying payment or coverage; allowing the insurance commissioner to request, collect and analyze data; and providing for an effective date.

2/13/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/14/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S06

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Burns, Case, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Bebout, Coe, Hines, Larson, Nicholas, Perkins and Townsend

Ayes 23 Nays 7 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/2008   S Rereferred to S01

2/18/2008   Motion to Do Pass Failed

ROLL CALL

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 0 Nays 5 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/4/2008    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)