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Legislation


2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 788

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Cane, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Kipke, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination

Synopsis:

Authorizing specified entities that provide health insurance to make an inquiry about race and ethnicity under specified circumstances, and subject to specified limitations; prohibiting the use of specified racial or ethnic information to deny or otherwise affect a health insurance policy or contract; and making specified provisions of law applicable to health maintenance organizations.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/14
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/12
First Reading Finance
3/20
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable Report by Finance
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 26

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Discrimination
Ethnic Affairs
Forms
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Insurance Administration
Minorities -see also- Women

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 27-501 , 27-501 , 27-914 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 126489/01     Offered on: March 7, 2007   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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