Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
33
Absent
2
SB291 Alabama 2016 Session
Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB291 Alabama 2016 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2016
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Quinton RossDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2016
- Title
- Contracts, health care services, payment through Automated Clearing House (ACH) electronic fund transfers must be honored, language required in contract, Sec. 27-1-17.1 added
- Description
This bill would require contracts issued, amended, or renewed on and after January 1, 2017, between a health insurer or its contracted vendor or a regional care organization and a covered health care provider to include specific language stating that a provider's request that a health care plan conduct a payment transaction with the provider using a transfer of electronic funds through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network must be honored.
This bill would also allow covered health care providers to be paid through the use of alternative electronic funds transfer methods.
- Subjects
- Contracts
Bill Actions
S
Assigned Act No. 2016-320.
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Passed Second House
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 810
H
Third Reading Passed
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 493
S
Ross motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 492
S
Health and Human Services Amendment Offered
S
Third Reading Passed
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text
Votes
Ross motion to Adopt
Yes
31
Absent
4
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
90
Absent
15
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature