HOUSE BILL 909

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life

Sponsored By:

Delegate Barve

Entitled:

Health Insurers - Recovery of Costs of Treatment from Third Parties - Tobacco-Related Diseases

Synopsis:

Authorizing health insurers and health maintenance organizations to seek reimbursement from third parties for the cost of health care services provided to their insureds for treatment of a tobacco-related disease under specified circumstances; specifying the rights of a health insurer and health maintenance organization in regard to recovery of those costs from third parties; specifying the availability of certain defenses and procedures normally available to third parties for use in specified causes of action; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

2/2

First Reading Economic Matters

2/8

Re-assigned Environmental Matters

2/14

Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.

2/16

Hearing cancelled

2/19

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

DISEASES -see also- AIDS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Article - 48A Insurance Code

( 490FF )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None available