1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1374

CHAPTER NUMBER: 548 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 624
Sponsored By:
Delegates Barve, Goldwater, Bonsack, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Donoghue, Morhaim, Busch, Love, V. Mitchell, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Gordon, Walkup, Frank, Exum, and Bonsack
Entitled:
Health Care Provider and Payor Act of 1996

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified insurers and health maintenance organizations from prohibiting health care practitioners from communicating certain information to enrollees, subscribers, and certain other persons under certain circumstances; prohibiting insurers and health maintenance organizations from requiring health care providers to indemnify or hold harmless the insurer or health maintenance organization from any liability arising from a coverage decision or negligent act made by the insurer or health maintenance organization; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
2/23
First Reading Economic Matters
2/26
Hearing 3/13 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 (130-3)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (134-2)
Passed Enrolled
5/14
Signed by the Governor Chapter 548
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
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
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 A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
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 Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.
DISCLOSURE
FORMS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
PATIENTS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 , 19-710 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 354RR , 470HH , 477RR , 490DD , 490FF )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 053954/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 10:17 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 527533/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1996 at: 11:34 Status: Adopted