2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 574

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 636
Sponsored By:
Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Credentialing and Recredentialing of Health Care Providers

Synopsis:

Altering the time period within which a health insurance carrier must make a decision regarding the participation of a health care provider on the carrier's provider panel; prohibiting specified health insurance carriers from requiring a specified health care provider to be recredentialed based on a change in the federal tax identification number of the health care provider or the health care provider's employer or a change in the health care provider's employer under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/3
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/6
First Reading Finance
3/15
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FORMS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
IDENTIFICATION
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 )

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: 576386/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2006   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)