2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 636

CHAPTER NUMBER: 54 File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 574
Sponsored By:
Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Della, Exum, Frosh, and Garagiola
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

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Finance
2/8
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
3/29
Returned Passed
House Action
3/13
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/15
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/8
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 54

Sponsored by:

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15

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):
Senate
Number: 507476/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 3:39 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 10, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)