House Sponsors: FLOWERS-SCULLY-MCKEON-O'BRIEN-DAVIS,MONIQUE, CROTTY, LANG, BROSNAHAN, FORBY, SMITH,MICHAEL, FOWLER, ACEVEDO, FRANKS, KENNER AND HOWARD. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T Short description: MANAGED CARE ENTITY LIABILITY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that health insurance carriers, health care plans, and other managed care entities for health care plans have the duty to exercise ordinary care when making health care treatment decisions and are liable for damages for harm to an insured or enrollee proximately caused by the failure to exercise ordinary care. Authorizes a private right of action. Defines terms. Does not apply to workers' compensation insurance coverage. Applies only to causes of action that accrue on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes provisions concerning the applicability of this amendatory Act. Deletes provisions providing for arbitration of claims. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Insurance) HB 264 may affect the number of Utilization Review organiza- tions that are required to register with the Department in accordance with the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. As a result, the associated fees may be reduced, result- ing in a corresponding reduction in deposits to the Insurance Producer Fund. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status