SENATE BILL REPORT

2SHB 1065

As Reported by Senate Committee On:

Health & Long Term Care, March 29, 2019

Title: An act relating to protecting consumers from charges for out-of-network health care services.

Brief Description: Protecting consumers from charges for out-of-network health care services.

Sponsors: House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, Riccelli, Wylie, Ormsby, Tharinger, Macri, Robinson, Slatter, Kloba, Valdez, Appleton, Doglio, Pollet, Stanford, Frame, Reeves and Bergquist; by request of Insurance Commissioner).

Brief History: Passed House: 3/4/19, 84-13.

Committee Activity: Health & Long Term Care: 3/15/19, 3/29/19 [DPA, w/oRec-WM].

Brief Summary of Amended Bill

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE

Majority Report: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

Signed by Senators Cleveland, Chair; Randall, Vice Chair; O'Ban, Ranking Member; Bailey, Dhingra, Frockt, Keiser, Rivers and Van De Wege.

Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation and be referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

Signed by Senator Becker.

Staff: Karen Epps (786-7424)

Background:

Summary of Amended Bill:

EFFECT OF HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT(S):

Appropriation:

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Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members:

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Staff Summary of Public Testimony on Bill as Amended by Committee: The committee recommended a different version of the bill than what was heard.

Persons Testifying: PRO: Jane Beyer, Office of the Insurance Commissioenr; Lonnie Johns-Brown, Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

OTHER: Chris Bandoli, Washington State Hospital Association; Sean Graham, Washington State Medical Association; Meg Jones, Association of Washington Healthcare Plans ; Zach Snyder, Regence; Len Sorrin, Premera; Cliff Webster, Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: No one.