2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 157

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Other than Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Busch and Edwards
Entitled:
Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Medical Assistance Program Account - Health Care Provider Rates

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to increase fee-for-service health care provider rates and to pay managed care organization health care providers consistent with fee-for-service health care provider rates for obstetric services performed by family practitioners; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/20
First Reading Economic Matters
1/21
Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Senate Action
4/4
First Reading Senate Rules
4/7
Re-referred Finance
4/11
Favorable Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
JUDGMENTS
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PENALTIES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 19-807 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 633294/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2005   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (131-0)