1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 891

CHAPTER NUMBER: 283 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Delegates Redmer, Ports, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Kelly, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve, Krysiak, Cummings, Walkup, Mossburg, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Schade, Exum, Harrison, and Klausmeier
Entitled:
Patient Access Act - Point-of-Service Option

Synopsis:

Requiring certain carriers and health maintenance organizations to make available to specified individuals the point-of-service coverage option under specified circumstances and to provide a notice of availability; and providing for the application and the effective date of the Act.

Legislative History

House Action
2/2
First Reading Economic Matters
2/14
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (89-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/30
Signed by the Governor Chapter 283
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/26
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Sen. Young) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
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 Elijah E. Cummings, District 44
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann Love, District 32
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39
Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
NOTICES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-710.2 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 490CC , 490EE )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 063953/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 22, 1996 at: 11:24 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 487438/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 6, 1996 at: 17:58 Status: Adopted