HOUSE BILL 943

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life

Sponsored By:

Delegate Stup

Entitled:

Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Medical or Surgical Procedures - Out-of-Network Referrals

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers and health maintenance organizations to provide reimbursement for a medical or surgical procedure or service performed in a hospital not under contract with the insurer or health maintenance organization if certain physicians certify and recommend a referral to that hospital under specified circumstances; defining a certain term; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

2/2

First Reading Economic Matters

2/14

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS

INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL

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: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available