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SB 38                                                                                                                         
The Health and Social Services Committee considered SENATE BILL                                                                 
NO. 38 "An Act relating to insurance; removing references,                                                                      
definitions, and confidentiality of information provisions relating to                                                          
managed care entities, substituting health care insurers in the former                                                          
role of managed care entities, and amending the definitions of 'covered                                                         
person,' 'managed care plan,' and 'utilization review,' as those terms                                                          
relate to the administration of managed care insurance plans;                                                                   
authorizing persons to act as pharmacy benefits managers subject to                                                             
oversight by the division of insurance; and amending the definition of                                                          
'health care insurer' as it relates to health care insurance." Signing do                                                       
pass: Senator Davis, Chair; Senators Ellis, Paskvan. Signing amend:                                                             
Senator Dyson.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                                                                     
      and Economic Development                                                                                                  

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The bill was referred to the Labor and Commerce Committee.