SB 254 (2012) -  Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance

by Bennett
Revising provisions relating to the contents of written reports of motor vehicle crashes; requiring that an application for licensure as a mobile clinic include a statement regarding insurance fraud; defining the term “no-fault law”; adding licensed acupuncturists to the list of practitioners authorized to provide, supervise, order, or prescribe services; providing that an insurer’s failure to send certain specification or explanation waives other grounds for rejecting an invalid claim; revising the insurer’s reimbursement limitation; authorizing the insurer to deny a claim if the provider does not submit a properly completed statement or bill within a certain time; authorizing an insurer to contract with a preferred provider; authorizing an insurer to provide a premium discount to an insured who selects a preferred provider; providing that an insured forfeits the premium discount if the insured uses nonemergency services performed by a nonpreferred provider in specified circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2012-197) on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
  • Transportation
  • Budget

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2012-197) Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 27 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Transportation; Budget -SJ 27 Time: 09/21/2011 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/14/2011 - 9:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __