1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 859

CHAPTER NUMBER: 503 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Delegates Love, Krysiak, Doory, Barve, Kirk, Harrison, Donoghue, Kach, V. Mitchell, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Walkup, Frank, Pitkin, Crumlin, Kelly, Pendergrass, Exum, Nathan-Pulliam, and Conroy
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement to Providers of Emergency Services

Synopsis:

Altering certain standards of quality of care to include a requirement that any nonparticipating provider submit certain documentation to the health maintenance organization; requiring health maintenance organizations to reimburse emergency facilities and providers for specified services provided to members or subscribers; prohibiting health maintenance organizations from requiring specified providers to obtain approval before rendering services in order to obtain reimbursement; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
2/2
First Reading Economic Matters
2/14
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/15 (Del. Redmer) Adopted
3/15
Floor Amendment (Del. Redmer) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (138-1)
4/6
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/14
Signed by the Governor Chapter 503
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Finance
3/20
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later (Sen. Bromwell) Adopted
4/6
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
Substitute Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Sen. Young) Adopted (41-1)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Mary Ann Love, District 32
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES, RESCUE SQUADS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-705.1 , 19-710 , 19-712.5 , 19-716 )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 212287/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 15, 1996 at: 11:07 Status: Rejected
Number: 573551/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 14, 1996 at: 10:21 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 367132/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 8, 1996 at: 22:59 Status: Withdrawn
Number: 367132/4 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 8, 1996 at: 22:59 Status: Adopted