Bill Summary for Bill Number SB06-112

Date: 02/08/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-112

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A), as Amend prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A), lin Refer Senate Bill 06-112, as amended, to the Commi	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

10:03 AM -- Senate Bill 06-112

Senator Teck introduced Senate Bill 06-112 and distributed amendment L.001 to the committee (Attachment A). He spoke to amendment L.001, stating that as amended, the bill requires that if a person has a health policy in place and files a claim within six months of the service, the person is entitled to coverage for coverage of the claim as specified by the policy. Senator Teck responded to questions from the committee regarding amendment L.001 and the coverage of in-network and out-of-network claims under the bill.

10:06 AM -- Janet Stephens, Colorado Health and Hospital Association, testified regarding amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Senator Mitchell asked why the claim must be made in six months if the service was a covered benefit under the policy. Senator Teck stated that a six-month time period was an adequate time frame for policy holders to file claims.

10:09 AM -- Michael Huotari, Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in support of amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and responded to questions from Senator Mitchell regarding timely filing of claims.

10:12 AM

Senator Teck gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.


BILL:	SB06-112
TIME:	10:13:19 AM
MOVED:	Mitchell
MOTION:	Amend prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A), line 8, strike "SIX" and substitute "TWELVE". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Johnson
	Mitchell
	Sandoval
	Shaffer
	Traylor
	Hanna
	Hagedorn
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB06-112
TIME:	10:14:06 AM
MOVED:	Mitchell
MOTION:	Adopt prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A), as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Johnson
	Mitchell
	Sandoval
	Shaffer
	Traylor
	Hanna
	Hagedorn
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB06-112
TIME:	10:14:14 AM
MOVED:	Mitchell
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 06-112, as amended, to the Committee on the Whole. The motion passed 4-2-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Johnson	Excused
	Mitchell	Yes
	Sandoval	Yes
	Shaffer	Yes
	Traylor	No
	Hanna	Yes
	Hagedorn	No
Final YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:16 AM

The committee recessed briefly.