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Legislation


2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 610

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 638
Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives

Synopsis:

Authorizing an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, a health maintenance organization, or a dental plan organization to provide reasonable incentives for participation in a bona fide wellness program under specified circumstances; authorizing a carrier to condition an incentive for a bona fide wellness program on an individual satisfying a standard that is related to a health factor under specified circumstances; altering definitions; 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
2/6
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 (134-0)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/16
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 682

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
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 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:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Disclosure
Discrimination
Forms
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Insurance Administration
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-509 , 15-10A-01 , 15-10A-01 , 15-1201 , 15-1201 , 27-210 , 27-210 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 786189/01     Offered on: March 11, 2009   at: 12:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 437970/01     Offered on: April 3, 2009   at: 10:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 13, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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