SB822Introduced in the Senate
Revising gold card process to include hospitals or department hospitals
Introduced by Brian Helton, District 9
What does this bill do?
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Official description
The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of episode of care and the definition of prior authorization; to revise the requirements for the gold card process to include a hospital, or a department within a hospital; to extend the timeframe for which the gold care is effective; to allow the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to respond within 24 hours if a gold card provider believes he or she has been improperly denied; to implement a standard gold card process; to increase fines; and to establish a new effective date.
Where it stands
To Health and Human Resources
February 6, 2026
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Bill history
Filed for introduction
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
Introduced in Senate
To Health and Human Resources
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