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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 304

CHAPTER NUMBER: 355 File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 275
Sponsored By:
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Preauthorized Health Care Services - Denials of Reimbursement by Carriers

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified health insurance carriers from denying reimbursement to a health care provider for preauthorized or approved services delivered to a patient if a health care service has been preauthorized or approved for the patient; providing specified exceptions; providing that a carrier must pay a claim for a preauthorized or approved covered health service in accordance with specified provisions of law; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Economic Matters
2/2
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/25
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
4/2
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Donoghue, McHale, and Eckardt
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (113-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 355
Senate Action
2/28
First Reading Finance
3/15
Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Dorman, and Astle
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
PATIENTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-1009 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 813690/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 22, 2000   at: 10:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 277076/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2000   at: 12:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 673820/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 9:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 953927/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 8:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 25, 2000: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (113-1)
Senate
March 30, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
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