1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 245

CHAPTER NUMBER: 47 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kirk, Cummings, Busch, Harrison, Donoghue, C. Mitchell, Gordon, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Walkup, and Goldwater
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Unfair Trade Practices - Discrimination Against Enrollees

Synopsis:

Making it an unfair trade practice for certain health networks to deny health care services to enrollees under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; and generally relating to a prohibition against health networks from discriminating against enrollees under certain circumstances.

Legislative History

House Action
1/22
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 1/25 at 1:30 p.m.
2/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/16
Third Reading Passed (130-6)
3/26
Returned Passed
4/9
Signed by the Governor Chapter 47
Senate Action
2/19
First Reading Finance
2/28
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable Report by Finance
3/26
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/28
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Clarence Mitchell, IV, District 44
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 215 , 230B )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 263558/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 14, 1996 at: 09:18 Status: Adopted