By Holly Hayes As discussed in my previous post, Texas House Bill 2256 was signed into law on June 19, 2009. The bill provides a procedure for mediation of “balance billing,” which is the practice of billing insured patients for amounts or balances not covered by the insurer. HB 2256 also includes the following section [...]
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By Holly Hayes Texas House Bill 2256 was signed into law on June 19, 2009 and is effective immediately. The bill provides a procedure for mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes. The law now gives patients the option to mediate when they are “balance-billed” by their insurance company for services provided by out-of-network facility-based [...]
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As previously blogged, the 81st Regular Session of the Texas Legislature adjourned on June 1st. Following is a summary of some bills related to alternative dispute resolution filed during the session. Bills that passed: S.B. 1650, authored by Senator Duncan (R-Lubbock), would grant Texas appellate courts jurisdiction over certain interlocutory appeals arising under the FAA. [...]
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Although the 81st Texas Legislature adjourned Monday night, some speculate that the Governor will call a special session to address legislation to keep five state agencies from shutting down: the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Texas Racing Commission, the Texas State Affordable Housing Corp., and the Office of Public Insurance [...]
[update: H.B. 2139 passed the House and Senate (with amendments); the amended version was under consideration by the conference committee when the session ended. See here. ] Today, two bills related to ADR were passed by the 81st Texas Legislature: H.B. 1083. The bill, authored by Rep. Gary Elkins, states that ”Except as provided by agreement [...]
In addition to S.B. 222 discussed here, the 81st Texas Legislature is considering H.B. 1083. The bill, authored by Rep. Gary Elkins, states that ”Except as provided by agreement of the parties, a court may not order mediation in an action that is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16).” Status: Referred to [...]
Weil, Gotshal & Manges Guest-Post: Texas House Bill 1083
By Audrey L. Maness On June 19, 2009, Texas House Bill 1083 was signed into law. The new provision, effective immediately, prevents courts from ordering mediation in cases subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (excepting cases where the parties have agreed otherwise). The bill, which passed both the House and the Senate without amendment, applies [...]
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