House Sponsors: FLOWERS-DAVIS,MONIQUE. Short description: NOTICE TO HEALTH CARRIERS ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Notice to Health Carriers Act. Provides that the Department of Professional Regulation shall provide health carriers with notice of adverse decisions against a physician or other licensed healthcare professional. Authorizes health carriers to limit, restrict, suspend, or terminate an agreement with physicians and other licensed health care professionals under certain circumstances. Provides immunity for health carriers against causes of action by physicians or other licensed health care professional based upon actions taken in response to the notice of adverse decision. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Professional Regulation) The Department expects HB 3052, in its current form, to have a financial impact on the agency. The disciplinary information is currently available on the agency's Internet web site at no cost to the inquirer. The Department also continues to sell a monthly subscription to mail or fax the monthly disciplinary report at a cost of $48 per year. The maximum cost to DPR, assuming that all health carriers requested a mailed copy of the report provided at no charge from the agency, is $62,640 per year (1,305 health carriers at $48). If all health carriers instead accessed the information from the web site, there would be no additional financial impact to the agency. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce & Community Affairs) In the opinion of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), HB 3052 does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status