2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1003

CHAPTER NUMBER: 597 File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 686
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Kach, Rudolph, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Participation by Providers

Synopsis:

Requiring a health insurance carrier that uses a provider panel to maintain specified standards if the carrier is an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or dental plan organization; requiring a health insurance carrier that uses a provider panel to establish procedures to verify with each provider on the carrier's provider panel at specified times whether the provider is accepting new patients and to update specified information on participating providers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/15
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Finance
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 597

Sponsored by:

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
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:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 , 15-830 )

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: 476384/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2006   at: 12:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)