Amendment No. 610

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 680 (BDR 57-651)

Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

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Amend sec. 5, page 8, by deleting line 34 and inserting:

"(a) Does not transact insurance in any other state; and".

Amend sec. 57, page 38, line 34, after "[or]" by inserting ", records".

Amend sec. 57, page 38, line 35, after "[or]" by inserting ", records".

Amend sec. 57, page 38, by deleting lines 36 through 42 and inserting:

"subsection 1, the claimant or any attorney representing the claimant may [authorize in writing any provider of health care to provide to the party and his insurer or attorney photocopies of the medical reports or] provide to the party, his insurer or his attorney a written authorization to receive the reports, records and bills from the provider of health care. At the written request of the claimant or his attorney, copies of all reports, records and bills obtained pursuant to the authorization must be provided to the claimant or his attorney within 30 days after the date they are received. If the claimant or his attorney makes a written request for the reports, records and bills, the claimant or his attorney shall pay for the reasonable costs of copying the reports, records and bills.".

Amend sec. 57, page 39, line 1, after "[or]" by inserting ", records".

Amend sec. 57, page 39, by deleting lines 6 through 10.

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 66 and renumbering sections 67 through 69 as sections 66 through 68.