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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 576

CHAPTER NUMBER: 644 File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 475
Sponsored By:
Delegates Barve and Goldwater
Entitled:
Continuity of Patient Care Act

Synopsis:

Requiring a health maintenance organization (HMO) that allows a member or subscriber to receive specified emergency medical services to reimburse a specified health care provider who provides specified medically necessary follow-up care; and prohibiting an HMO, under specified circumstances, from imposing on a member or subscriber any co-payment or other cost-sharing requirement that exceeds what the member or subscriber is required to pay for services rendered by a health care provider who is a member of the provider panel of the HMO.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (135-2)
3/31
Return Passed
5/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 644
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES; RESCUE SQUADS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-712.5 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 353285/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 1999   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 1999: Third Reading Passed (135-2)
Senate
April 2, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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