House unanimously passes bill requiring faster payment for clean health-care claims

The House passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 58-45, a measure described by supporters as modernizing and clarifying timing for payment of clean health-care claims. Sponsors told the chamber the bill requires payment of clean claims within roughly 30 days with limited exemptions; they said the change corrects earlier law that permitted delays and uneven payment patterns.

Representative Prunofsky, speaking in favor, said the bill was heavily worked with stakeholders and summarized its effect: when a hospital or provider renders services and a claim is clean, the claim must be paid within “a time period of about 30 days.” Representative Marshall and Representative Engel urged support as a consumer- and provider-friendly improvement.

The committee amendment and a technical amendment were adopted on the floor; with consent the bill was advanced and placed on final passage. The clerk recorded 95 yays, 0 nays and 3 excused, and the chair declared the bill passed.

The transcript does not include implementation guidance or specified effective dates beyond the bill language; agencies responsible for payment oversight would follow statutory enactment and rulemaking steps.