MA H5160

Bill

MA H5160

Study Order - payments and insurance

Introduced
12/01/2020

In Committee
12/01/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to authorizing the committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain House documents concerning payments and insurance.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Committee on Financial Services to investigate and study various House documents (numbered 31, 57, 898, etc.) related to payments and insurance. The committee is required to report its findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the House of Representatives by December 31, 2020.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Financial Services (J)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 12/01/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5160

(188 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5160
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5160.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1000	Relative to mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1001	Relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1002	Expanding access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1003	For health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1004	Relative to preserving fertility	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1005	Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1006	Relative to insurance point surcharges	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1007	Relative to insurance points surcharges	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1009	Relative to unpaid health insurance deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1010	Relating to mutual company dividends	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1011	Relative to check cashing schedules	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1012	Relative to establishing a financial technology task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1014	Relative to association health plans	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1015	Establishing pregnancy as a qualifying event	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1016	Establishing a commission to study maximum allowable costs lists	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1017	Relative to the equitable assessment of bank fees	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1018	Relative to electronic automobile insurance charges	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1019	Relative to insurance surcharges	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1020	Relative to mastectomies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1021	Relative to colorectal cancer screenings	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1022	Relative to the treatment of infantile cataracts	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1023	Relative to the health insurance of children of divorced parents	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1024	Relative to the providing of mammograms	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1026	To protect taxpayer confidentiality	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1027	Relative to insurance discounts	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1028	To increase access to nurse-midwifery services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1029	To further define medical necessity determinations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1030	Relative to anesthesia coverage for children hospitalized for dental treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1031	Relative to insurance company rebates	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1032	Relative to rebate law reform	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1033	Providing for temporary emergency licensing of appraisers of motor vehicle damage covered by auto insurance policies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1034	To strengthen the state credit union charter	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1035	Making changes to certain references in the banking laws of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1036	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1039	To reduce congestion and encourage shared rides	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1040	Relative to pediatric plans of care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1042	Relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1043	Relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1044	Ensuring access to recovery coaches	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1047	Relative to surchargeable incidents	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1048	Reducing the costs for small business	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1050	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1051	Promoting HMO billing flexibility	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1052	Relative to long-term care payment options	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1053	Expanding coverage of dental procedures	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1054	Relative to ambulance billing	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1057	Establishing uniform confidentiality and enforcement provisions relative to certain licensees under the jurisdiction of the Division of Banks	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1058	Relative to the licensing and supervision of finance companies by the Division of Banks	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1062	Relative to transparent health care data	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1063	Relative to corporate disclosure	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1064	Relative to auto insurance costs for traditionally low-and moderate income communities	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1065	Enhancing the mission of credit unions and promoting fair competition among financial institutions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1072	To prevent inappropriate denials for medically necessary services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1074	Relative to modernization of insurance laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1075	To establish the Massachusetts secure choice retirement program and expand the Massachusetts CORE plan to all employers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1076	Relative to secure choice retirement savings plan	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1081	Relative to real estate disclosure forms	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1082	Relative to dental insurance assignment of benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1084	Assuring prompt access to health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1085	Relative to the collaborative agreement of a public health dental hygienist	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1086	Stabilizing nonprofit independent DSH community hospitals via competitive commercial insurance rates for their affiliated physicians	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1088	Relative to prescription drug access	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1089	Relative to colon screenings	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1090	To repeal no fault motor vehicle insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1091	Modify the safe drivers insurance plan relative to minor violation	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1092	To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1093	Relative to unemployment insurance benefits for replacement workers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1094	To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1095	Enhancing access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1096	Directing the Division of Insurance to issue comprehensive reports on the performance of the merged non-group and small-group health insurance market	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1097	Relative to testing for Factor V Leiden	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1098	Relative to qualified health plans	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1100	Promoting consumer choice in health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1101	Assuring prompt access to health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1102	To establish health equity for pregnant persons	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1103	To encourage retirement planning	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1105	Relative to insurance companies and death certificates	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1106	Relative to annuity benefit insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1107	Relative to inactive bank account fees	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1108	Relative to home insurance rates	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1109	Relative to paid parental leave for child adoption	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1111	Allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1112	Relative to moving vehicle violations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1113	Relative to providing for the security of public deposits	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1115	Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1116	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1117	Relative to drug prices paid by carriers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1118	To increase the minimum compulsory automobile insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1119	Relative to women’s health	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1120	To require health care coverage for medically necessary treatment for disease, illness, injury, or bodily dysfunction required by a student's individual educational program	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1121	Relative to direct primary care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1122	Relative to capital of credit unions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H1123	Relative to mergers of credit unions and banks, and charter conversions of insured depository institutions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H2353	Relative to the legal list of investments	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H2679	Amending the banking laws and related statutes	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H2705	Relative to public funds	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H31	Relative to surety bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3557	Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3558	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3559	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3560	To facilitate alternatives to foreclosure	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3587	Relative to health insurance coverage for structured outpatient addiction programs	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3588	Regarding the assignment of insurance proceeds	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3653	Relative to surcharges on motor vehicle insurance premiums	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3675	Relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Insurance Corporation	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3715	Relative to applied behavioral analysis therapy	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3716	To clarify auto insurance liability during claims investigations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3746	Relative to insurance premium criteria	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3766	Relative to co-payments for cancer testing	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3806	To provide equal and fair access to affordable dental care for all patients	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3874	Establishing a commission to review health insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3875	Relative to insurance coverage of medicinal cannabis	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3876	Relative to equitable access to personal banking services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3877	Relative to capping the price of life saving prescription drugs	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H3923	Relative to the prohibition of predatory financial practices	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H4057	Communication from the Division of Banks (under the provisions of section 171 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 209 CMR 50.00: Parity with Federal Credit Unions (Parity Regulations). Financial Services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H57	Making amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code covering provisions dealing with negotiable instruments and bank deposits and collections	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H898	Relative to consumer deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H899	Reforming the process of appraising motor vehicle damage covered by auto insurance policies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H900	Establishing uniform safeguards and public protections for consumers conducting bank transactions at automated teller machines	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H901	Relative to arbitration for automobile insurance property damage	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H902	Providing mortgage customers additional mandatory information regarding their accounts	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H903	Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H904	Relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H905	Relative to an investigation to review flood insurance rates	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H906	Relative to an investigation of flood insurance by the attorney general	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H908	Requiring mental health parity for disability policies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H911	To increase access to lactation support through proper reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H914	Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H915	Ensuring access to medications	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H916	Relative to co-pay assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H917	To facilitate the provision of telehealth services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H918	Expanding the use of video conferencing	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H920	Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H921	To reform title insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H922	Relative to homeowners’ insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H925	Relative to mortgage review boards and a small business loan review board within the Division of Banks	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H926	Relative to consumer deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H927	Making substantive changes to the revised banking laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H929	Requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H930	Requiring insurers to report malpractice claims for optometrists	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H931	Promoting high value and high quality care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H932	Relative to out of network billing	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H934	To require financial institutions to pay late fees when it fails to conduct an electronic transfer	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H935	Establishing the Massachusetts infrastructure bank	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H937	Relative to Medicaid	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H940	To increase limits of liability bonds and policies to protect consumers involved in motor vehicle collisions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H941	To increase MassHealth rates	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H942	Relative to transparency of hospital margins & ensuring hospital efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H946	Relative to payments for use of ambulance services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H948	Relative to automobile insurance premiums	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H949	Relative to non-medical switching	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H950	Relative to notices by insurance companies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H952	To conform private with public subrogation policy	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H953	Relative to patient financial protection	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H954	To provide reverse mortgages on co-op apartments	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H955	Relative to payments for use of ambulance services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H957	To protect consumers from surprise billing	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H958	To amend credit card merchant agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H959	Requiring continual coverage of prescription medication	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H960	Expanding automobile insurance coverage options to include the diminished value of automobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H961	To establish a resolution trust fund for receipt of reasonable mortgage payments	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H962	Relative to automobile insurance companies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H963	Ensuring consumer choice of health care providers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H964	Relative to tobacco premium ratings	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H965	Relative to consumer protection following a bankruptcy	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H967	To protect consumers from surprise medical bills	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H970	Providing for certain fees for airport commissions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H971	Relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H972	To increase limited and tiered network enrollment	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H974	Relative to special insurance brokers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H976	Relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H977	Relative to a senior citizen buy in program for health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H978	Requiring liability insurance for landscapers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H980	To improve child and adolescent mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H981	Relative to dental anesthesia	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H982	To provide early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment to privately insured children under the age of 21	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H983	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H985	Ensuring pharmacy access	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H986	Relative to access to care for Ehler Danlos syndrome patients	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H988	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H989	Providing for the bank of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H990	Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H992	Relative to controlling healthcare cost growth for consumers by directing carriers to constrain the variation in payment to providers within their networks	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H993	Relative to community reinvestment goals for banks	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H996	To extend coverage for any willing provider to qualify as a mental health professional	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H997	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces
H999	Providing insurance coverage for Alfi’s syndrome	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1000

Relative to mental health providers