1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 863

CHAPTER NUMBER: 580 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Prior Year Introduction As: SB 417/95 - FIN Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 392
Sponsored By:
Delegates Goldwater, Eckardt, Donoghue, Love, Boston, Walkup, Kirk, Frank, Harrison, Krysiak, Exum, V. Mitchell, Barve, Boston, Busch, Crumlin, and Pendergrass
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Gynecological Care

Synopsis:

Altering the circumstances under which health insurers and nonprofit health service plans, including health maintenance organizations, shall permit a woman to receive certain gynecological care from an in-network obstetrician/gynecologist who is not her primary care physician; and requiring an obstetrician/gynecologist to confer with a primary care physician under certain circumstances.

Legislative History

House Action
2/2
First Reading Economic Matters
2/14
Hearing 2/28 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. Stup) Adopted
3/15
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Floor Amendment (Del. Stup) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (135-2)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Donoghue, Eckardt, Krysiak
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (117-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/23
Signed by the Governor Chapter 580
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Finance
3/20
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Young, Dorman, Trotter
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann Love, District 32
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
PREGNANCY
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 490Z )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 013457/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 15, 1996 at: 11:16 Status: Adopted
Number: 082186/3 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 15, 1996 at: 11:16 Status: Adopted
Number: 223253/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 14, 1996 at: 10:24 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 197137/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 2, 1996 at: 12:47 Status: Adopted