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Legislation


2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 526

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 646
Sponsored By:
Delegates Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals

Synopsis:

Providing that specified provisions of law relating to credentialing of health care providers by carriers apply to managed care organizations; providing hospitals with the option of using a specified form as the uniform standard credentialing form for hospitals; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to designate a specified provider credentialing application as the uniform credentialing form under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/5
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/16
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/14
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 91

Sponsored by:

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.
Electronic Government
Forms
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Insurance Administration
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Managed Care Organizations -see also- Health Maint Orgs
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 15-102.3 , 19-319 )
Insurance
( 15-112.1 )

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: 646389/02     Offered on: March 11, 2009   at: 12:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 13, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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