1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 321

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 267
Sponsored By:
Delegates Goldwater, Barve, Bronrott, Eckardt, Grosfeld, V. Jones, Kopp, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Sher, Snodgrass, and Stull
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

Synopsis:

Altering specific standards of care for health maintenance organizations to make them apply to services of specified types of health care providers in addition to physicians; defining terms; and requiring health maintenance organizations to designate certain providers as primary care providers.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/10
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2/17
Hearing cancelled
2/24
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Referred to interim study by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Verna Jones, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
NURSES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-701 , 19-701 , 19-705.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered