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SB 629 — Health Care Services Billing Transparency.
Last action — Passed 1st Reading
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
12 added · 13 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Senate Bill 629, a few references and the sponsor detail have been updated for clarity and accuracy. Specifically, the language has been adjusted to remove some earlier filing information that was deemed unnecessary. These changes matter because they help streamline the bill's presentation, making it easier for lawmakers and the public to focus on the bill's core proposals.
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA AprSESSION 4, 2017 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 629 Short Title:
629 SESSION 2017 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45217-MR-51 (02/21) Short Title:
Senators HiseHise, and Meredith (Primary Sponsors).Sponsors);
and Krawiec.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 5, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES BILLING.
– Any health care services facility or any person who is licensed, registered, or certified under Chapter 90 or Chapter 90B of the General Statutes, or under the laws of another state, to provide health care *DRS45217-MR-51**S629-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 services in the ordinary care of business or practice, or as a profession, or in an approved education or training program, except that this term shall not include a pharmacy.
An insurer's and insured's total payment, individually or collectively, of the benchmark amount shall foreclose the health care provider from collecting any additional amount from the Page 2 DRS45217-MR-51Senate [v.12]Bill (02/17)629-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 insured or any third party.
DRS45217-MR-51Senate [v.12]Bill (02/17)629-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (2) The insurer and the insured, individually or collectively, have no legal obligation to pay for any more than the benchmark amount under G.S.
Page 4 DRS45217-MR-51Senate [v.12]Bill (02/17)629-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 A health care provider's willful failure to comply with this Article with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice shall be deemed an unfair and deceptive trade practice and shall be actionable under Chapter 75 of the General Statutes.
DRS45217-MR-51Senate [v.12]Bill (02/17)629-First Edition Page 5
Action History
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Filed
Sponsors
- Meredith · Cosponsor
- Krawiec · Cosponsor
- Ralph Hise · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Ralph Hise Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Meredith
- Krawiec
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 629?
- SB 629 is sponsored by Meredith, Krawiec, and Ralph Hise (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 629?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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