March 11th, 2009
Current Printers Number: 632 - Preventable Serious Adverse Events Act
Prime Sponsor: Sen. Don White (R-Armstrong)
Bill Summary: Health care providers may not knowingly seek payment from health payors or patients for a preventable serious adverse event that was caused under that providers care. The legislation provides for refunds, liability and duties of the Departments of Health and State.
Recent Developments:
Referred to the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on February 24, 2009.
It was then amended by the committee and passed out on March 10, and set on the Senate calendar for the following day.
Recieved second consideration in the Senate and was re-referred to Appropriations on Wed., March 18.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:16 am
[...] Senate Bill 443, also introduced by Sen. White, would permit health insurers to withhold payment to providers in the event of a medical error. ”Medicare has already stopped reimbursing providers for the cost of medical-related infections and mistakes and it is time that we give health insurance companies the same opportunity,” Senator White said. [...]
March 16th, 2009 at 10:06 am
[...] SB 443 (which will deny insurance payment for preventable adverse events) and SB 189 (allowing children, under certain conditions, to stay on their parents insurance policy until age 30) also passed out of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, and is on the Senate calendar for today. [...]
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:45 am
[...] SB 443, sponsored by Sen. Don White, denies payment of serious adverse events. [...]