1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 392

CHAPTER NUMBER: 579 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Prior Year Introduction As: SB 417/95 - FIN Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 863
Sponsored By:
Senators Trotter, Young, Hafer, Pica, Dorman, Bromwell, Lawlah, Hoffman, Hughes, Stone, Astle, Della, Derr, Madden, and Roesser
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 gynecological care from an in-network obstetrician/gynecologist who is not her primary care physician; requiring an obstetrician/gynecologist to confer with a primary care physician before performing any diagnostic procedure that is not routine gynecological care rendered during an annual visit.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/1
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Young, Trotter, Dorman
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/23
Signed by the Governor Chapter 579
House Action
3/6
First Reading Economic Matters
3/8
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-2)
3/31
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Donoghue, Eckardt, Krysiak
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (126-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator John W. Derr, District 3
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator John A. Pica, Jr., District 43
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Larry Young, District 44
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:
Senate
Number: 407431/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 1, 1996 at: 11:45 Status: Adopted
House
Number: 003155/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 10:16 Status: Adopted