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Authors Schiavo  
Subject Health care coverage: prior authorizations.
Relating To relating to health care coverage.
Title An act to amend Section 1371.8 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 796.04 of the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-28
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
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Bill Actions
2025-06-23     In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-18     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-05-21     Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-05-13     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-12     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 1518.)
2025-05-08     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-07     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 7).
2025-04-29     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-28     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-24     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2025-02-24     Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-12     From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2025-02-11     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-04-28
Introduced     2025-02-11
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law provides that a health care service plan or a health insurer that authorizes a specific type of treatment by a health care provider shall not rescind or modify this authorization after the provider renders the health care service in good faith and pursuant to the authorization.