Darius Brown
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 2
Primary
This Act prohibits the practice known as patient brokering, which is the practice where patient brokers are paid a fee to place insured people in treatment centers so that the treatment centers receive thousands of dollars in insurance claim payments for each patient. Increasingly, patient brokers fraudulently enroll patients in low-deductible health plans with out-of-network treatment benefits. Patient brokers target individuals with substance use disorders, who are told that they are receiving their treatment through a scholarship. Not only does this perpetrate fraud against insurers, when insurance plans are terminated for nonpayment of the premium, individuals are discharged from the treatment program with no services or housing and often in a state that is far from home.
Signed by Governor
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Amendment SA 1 to SB 32 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Amendment SA 1 to SB 32 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
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| SA 1 to SB 32 | PDF HTML |
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