2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 950

CHAPTER NUMBER: 437 File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 486/99 - FIN Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 359
Sponsored By:
Delegates D. Davis, R. Baker, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, and Cane
Entitled:
Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish mechanisms for identifying the primary care provider of a recipient of medical assistance and maintaining continuity of care with that provider; requiring a managed care organization, under specified circumstances, to assign a recipient of medical assistance to a particular primary care provider and to honor a request to change primary care providers within the same managed care organization; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/23
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Hammen) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hammen) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/2
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates D. Davis, Sher, and Boutin
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/7
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 437
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Exum, Dorman, and DeGrange
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-102.5 , 15-103 , 15-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 060718/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2000   at: 10:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 643127/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2000   at: 11:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 717578/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 10:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 133820/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 2:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2000: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 7, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)