2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 903

CHAPTER NUMBER: 569 File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1434
Sponsored By:
Senators Miller and Bromwell
Entitled:
Contracts Between Health Maintenance Organizations and Subscribers or Groups of Subscribers - Subrogation Provisions

Synopsis:

Authorizing contracts between a health maintenance organization (HMO) and a subscriber or a group of subscribers to contain provisions allowing the HMO to be subrogated to a cause of action that a subscriber has against another person under specified circumstances; requiring an HMO that includes a subrogation provision in its contract to use in its rating methodology an adjustment reflecting the subrogation and identify in its rate filing all amounts recovered through subrogation; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
3/17
First Reading Finance
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Bromwell) Adopted (46-0)
Motion Rules Suspended Referred Finance (Senator Bromwell) Adopted (46-0)
3/20
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/31
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Forehand) Adopted
4/1
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Special Order evening session (The President) Adopted
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Conway) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Green) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) Rejected (18-29)
Floor Amendment (Senator Green) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Green) Rejected (15-31)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed (33-11)
4/7
Returned Passed
5/18
Signed by the Governor Chapter 569
House Action
3/31
First Reading Economic Matters
4/8
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Floor Amendment (Delegate Billings) Rejected (37-79)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Brinkley) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (95-30)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DAMAGES
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
REPORTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-713 , 19-713.1 )
Insurance
( 15-1205 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 137171/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 11:36 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 253028/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 9:43 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 253523/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 9:41 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 273428/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 9:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 753527/3 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 9:24 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 983027/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 9:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 873125/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 4:55 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 17, 2000: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Bromwell) Adopted (46-0)
March 17, 2000: Motion Rules Suspended Referred Finance (Bromwell) Adopted (46-0)
April 2, 2000: Floor Amendment (Frosh) {753527/3 Rejected (18-29)
April 2, 2000: Floor Amendment (Green) {253028/1 Rejected (15-31)
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (33-11)
House
April 6, 2000: Floor Amendment (Billings) {873125/1 Rejected (37-79)
April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (95-30)