1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 195

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 337
Sponsored By:
Delegates Goldwater, Benson, Cryor, Doory, Eckardt, Grosfeld, Harrison, Kopp, Love, McIntosh, Menes, Parker, Pitkin, Snodgrass, Workman, Walkup, Pendergrass, Stup, Hecht, Nathan-Pulliam, Kagan, Petzold, Frush, Kirk, Donoghue, and Barve
Entitled:
Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Hospitalization Benefits for Childbirth - Payment for Extended Stay

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers and health maintenance organizations to pay the additional cost of hospitalization for a newborn whenever a mother is required to remain in the hospital and requests that the newborn remain in the hospital; and requiring health care providers to provide notice to the mother of the provisions of the Act.

Legislative History

House Action
1/18
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing cancelled
2/14
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Jean Cryor, District 15
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Sharon Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann Love, District 32
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10
Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
PREGNANCY
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-703 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 354F , 470H , 477-I )

Documents:

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

Amendments: None available