Treatment By A Medical Specialist

The bill aims to ensure that patients have the right to choose a medical specialist for their treatment. It guarantees that insurance plans cannot restrict access to specialists or impose higher costs for seeing them. This legislation seeks to protect patient choice and improve access to specialized medical care without financial barriers.

• 2023-11-21: Filed

• 2023-11-30: Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

• 2023-11-30: Referred to Appropriations Committee

• 2023-11-30: Referred to Commerce Committee

• 2023-11-30: Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

• 2024-01-09: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

• 2024-01-16: Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

• 2024-01-18: Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

• 2024-01-19: Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

• 2024-01-19: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

• 2024-01-19: CS Filed

• 2024-01-22: Referred to Appropriations Committee

• 2024-01-22: Referred to Commerce Committee

• 2024-01-22: Now in Appropriations Committee

• 2024-01-22: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

• 2024-01-29: Added to Appropriations Committee agenda

• 2024-01-31: Favorable by Appropriations Committee

• 2024-01-31: Reported out of Appropriations Committee

• 2024-01-31: Now in Commerce Committee

• 2024-02-20: Added to Commerce Committee agenda

• 2024-02-22: Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

• 2024-02-24: Reported out of Commerce Committee

• 2024-02-24: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

• 2024-02-24: CS Filed

• 2024-02-26: Bill referred to House Calendar

• 2024-02-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

• 2024-02-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar

• 2024-02-27: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)

• 2024-03-01: Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

• 2024-03-01: Added to Second Reading Calendar

• 2024-03-04: Laid on Table