Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF0455

Modifying certain prompt payment requirements for health plan +companies;
requiring the companies or third party administrators to notify +health care
providers of reasons for claims determination as unclean within a +certain
number of days of receipt of the claims, specific reasons not to be +required in
cases of suspected fraud; eliminating the authority of health plan +companies or
third party administrators to require providers to bill the company +or
administrator for interest, requiring periodic payments of interest +to the
providers; eliminating the provision prohibiting the commissioner of +commerce
from assessing financial administrative penalties against health plan+ companies
for violation of the prompt payment requirements (ra)