HOUSE BILL 945

Sponsored By:

Delegates Weir, Guns, and Billings

Entitled:

Health Maintenance Organizations - Access to Services

Synopsis:

Requiring health maintenance organizations to promote timely access to and continuity of health care services for enrollees and members by providing a 24-hour toll free telephone access system, providing authorization at the initial telephone access for enrollees and members who do not have an assigned primary care provider, and providing for the reimbursement of the medical or surgical provider or specialist on call at a hospital under specified circumstances; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/5

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/20

Third Reading Passed (131-1)

Senate Action

3/21

First Reading Finance

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable Report by Finance

Favorable Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Dorman) Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Dorman) Adopted

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (42-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES; RESCUE SQUADS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT. ORGS

PHYSICIANS

TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-705.1 , 19-705.6 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 549775/4 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997 at: 10:58 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 882290/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1997 at: 14:02 Status: Adopted