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A243, R270, S1044
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Cromer and Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5055ab12.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2012
Introduced in the House on April 25, 2012
Last Amended on April 19, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on June 7, 2012
Governor's Action: June 18, 2012, Signed
Summary: Health Care Financial Recovery and Protection Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/5/2011 Senate Prefiled
12/5/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
1/10/2012 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 27)
1/10/2012 Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
(Senate Journal-page 27)
4/18/2012 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and
Insurance (Senate Journal-page 10)
4/19/2012 Senate Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted
(Senate Journal-page 42)
4/19/2012 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 42)
4/19/2012 Senate Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 42)
4/24/2012 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 19)
4/25/2012 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 3)
4/25/2012 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 3)
5/24/2012 House Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 2)
5/30/2012 House Read second time (House Journal-page 44)
5/30/2012 House Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-10 (House Journal-page 45)
5/31/2012 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 06-05-12
(House Journal-page 38)
6/5/2012 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 06-06-12
(House Journal-page 59)
6/6/2012 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 06-07-12
(House Journal-page 33)
6/7/2012 House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 15)
6/7/2012 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 115)
6/12/2012 Ratified R 270
6/18/2012 Signed By Governor
6/25/2012 Effective date 09/16/12
6/27/2012 Act No. 243
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/5/2011
4/18/2012
4/19/2012
5/24/2012
(A243, R270, S1044)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-59-250, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INITIATION OF OVERPAYMENT RECOVERY EFFORTS PURSUANT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL RECOVERY AND PROTECTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING AN APPEAL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Notice requirement for initiation of claim for recovery under Health Care Financial Recovery and Protection Act, information required concerning appeals process
SECTION 1. Section 38-59-250(A)(2) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 356 of 2008, is amended to read:
"(2) The written notice required by this section shall include:
(a) the patient's name;
(b) the service date;
(c) the payment amount received by the provider;
(d) a reasonably specific explanation of the change in payment; and
(e) if the claim is submitted pursuant to a provider contract that includes an appeals process, the telephone number or a mailing address through which the provider may initiate an appeal, and the deadline by which an appeal must be received."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect ninety days after approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 12th day of June, 2012.
Approved the 18th day of June, 2012.
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