SB 957 - Sater, David
Enacts provisions relating to the credentialing of health care practitioners by health carriers
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
5107S.01I
Title
SB 957
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2020
Committee
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 957 - This act provides that once a health care practitioner has been credentialed or re-credentialed by a health carrier, the carrier shall provide retroactive payments for any covered services performed by the practitioner since the carrier received the practitioner's completed credentialing application.
This act is identical to HB 2338 (2020), similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1682 (2020), provisions in SCS/HB 1383 (2020), HB 2508 (2020), and SB 938 (2020), is identical to HCS/HB 654 (2019) and a provision in HCS/SB 275 (2019), and is similar to a provision in SB 396 (2019) and a provision in SCS/HB 758 (2019).
ERIC VANDER WEERD