1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 676

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 520
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kach, Donoghue, and Goldwater
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Enrollees and Subscribers - Private Contracts for Health Care Services

Synopsis:

Authorizing a nonhospital-based health care provider that is not under written contract with a health maintenance organization (HMO) to collect or attempt to collect from a subscriber or enrollee of the HMO payment for nonemergency health care services under certain circumstances; requiring the Insurance Administration to develop the format and content of a certain waiver form; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/18
Re-assigned Economic Matters
2/19
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/29 (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed (136-3)
Senate Action
4/1
First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored by:
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
FORMS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
PATIENTS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-710 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 073615/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 1999   at: 3:47 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 113987/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 1999   at: 1:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 29, 1999: Third Reading Passed (136-3)