Table: States Don’t Wait on Patients’ Rights

Published January 1, 2002

State	Year Enacted	Provisions
Alaska	1998	Ban on gag clauses, direct access, bans financial incentives
Arizona	2000	Grievance procedures, direct access, experimental treatment
Arkansas	1997	Inpatient care after childbirth, mastectomies, provider credentialing
California	1994	Information disclosure, emergency care services, appeals
Colorado	1997	Consumer grievance process, ER, prescription mandates
Connecticut	1997	Ban on gag clauses, grievance process, medical records, ER
Delaware	1998	Bans financial incentives, grievance process, network adequacy
Florida	1997	Ban on gag clauses, grievance process, data collection, direct access
Georgia	1996, 1999	Disclosure, grievances, confidentiality, independent appeals
Hawaii	1998	Ban on gag clauses, ER care, independent review
Idaho	1997	Direct access, emergency care, out-of-network providers
Illinois	1999	Ban on gag clauses, consumer assistance, emergency care, appeals
Indiana	1998	Ban on gag clauses, grievances, medical records, drug formularies
Iowa	1999	Disclosure, emergency care, independent appeals, report cards
Kansas	1997	Ban on gag clauses, grievance process, ER, direct access
Kentucky	1998, 2000	Grievance process, ER, medical records, direct access
Louisiana	1997	Consumer grievances, financial disincentives, quality assurance
Maine	1996, 2000	Disclosure, reporting, credential, ban gag clauses, ER, experimental treatment
Maryland	1995	Oversight of plans, certification standards
Massachusetts	2000	External review, ER, grievance process, mandated kids mental health services
Minnesota	1997	Ban on gag clauses, disclosure, ER, medical records
Mississippi	1995	Certification standards only
Missouri	1997	Ban gag clauses, data collection, direct access, ER, medical records
Montana	1997	ER, access, provider selection, ban gag clauses, premium rate restrictions
Nebraska	1998	Ban gag clauses, grievance process, ER, network adequacy
Nevada	1997	Ban gag clauses, disclosure, ER, financial disincentives
New Hampshire	1997	Consumer grievance, ban gag clauses, medical records, network adequacy
New Jersey	1997	Ban gag clauses, grievance process, financial incentives
New Mexico	1997, 1998	Ban gag clauses, grievance process, network adequacy
New York	1996	Disclosure, grievance process, direct access, quality of care
North Carolina	2001	Grievance process, Rx formulary
North Dakota	1999	Ban financial incentives, ER, whistleblower protections
Ohio	1997	Consumer grievance process, ER, network adequacy, genetic testing
Oklahoma	1997, 1999	Referrals, ER, ban gag clauses, quality of care, consumer grievances
Oregon	1995, 1997	Consumer grievances, ER, disclosure, network adequacy
Pennsylvania	1998	Ban gag clauses and financial incentives, consumer grievance
Rhode Island	1996	Certification, disclosure, confidentiality, ban gag clauses
South Carolina	1998	Ban gag clauses, disclosure
South Dakota	1999	Network adequacy, quality of care, ban gag clauses, register managed care plans
Tennessee	1998	OB/GYN access, eye care, network adequacy, formularies
Texas	1997	Ban gag clauses, consumer grievance, ER, quality of service
Vermont	1996	Annual review, disclosure, ban gag clauses, quality assurance
Virginia	1995, 1996, 1998, 1999	Appeals, emergency care, ban gag clauses, medical records
Washington	1996, 2000	Disclosure, ban gag clauses, consumer grievance, direct access
West Virginia	2001	Disclosure, financial incentives ban, second medical opinion, grievances
Wisconsin	1998	Emergency care, gag clauses, director certification, experimental treatment
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures