2010-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 1919
HB 309                                                                                                                        
The Health & Social Services Committee considered:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 309                                                                                                          
    "An Act prohibiting health care insurers that provide dental care                                                           
    coverage from setting a minimum age for receiving dental care                                                               
    coverage, allowing those insurers to set a maximum age for                                                                  
    receiving dental care coverage as a dependent, and prohibiting                                                              
    those insurers from setting fees that a dentist may charge for                                                              
    dental services not covered under the insurer's policy."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

2010-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 1920
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 309(HSS)                                                                                              
    "An Act prohibiting health care insurers that provide dental care                                                           
    coverage from setting fees that a dentist may charge under a                                                                
    preferred provider contract for dental services not covered under                                                           
    the insurer's policy, and relating to preferred provider contracts                                                          
    between insurers and dentists."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Keller and Herron, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  Lynn                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (5):  Holmes, T. Wilson, Seaton, Keller, Herron                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 309(HSS):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 309 was referred to the Finance Committee.