1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 116

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1210/95 - ECM
Sponsored By:
Delegate Benson
Entitled:
Health Care Provider Panels - Criteria and Procedures

Synopsis:

Requiring specified carriers that use specified panels of providers to provide specified services to enrollees to establish specified criteria and procedures for membership on those panels; requiring a carrier to provide the criteria and procedures to any provider requesting an application for membership on a carrier's provider panel; providing specified review and appeal procedures to specified persons under specified circumstances; prohibiting a carrier from terminating a provider without just cause; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/10
First Reading Economic Matters
1/17
Hearing 1/25 at 1:30 p.m.
3/21
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-710 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 354 , 490FF , 657 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available