1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 433

CHAPTER NUMBER: 396 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 614
Sponsored By:
Senators Bromwell, Hoffman, Hollinger, Dorman, Blount, Currie, Miller, Sfikas, Collins, Ferguson, Madden, Stone, Kelley, Young, Forehand, Roesser, Pica, Astle, Hafer, Boozer, Haines, Derr, Green, Trotter, Della, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Postpartum Mothers and Infants - Hospital Stays and Home Visits

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers and health maintenance organizations to provide inpatient hospitalization coverage for a mother and newborn for a specified minimum length of time under specified circumstances; providing a specified exception; requiring specified home visits under specified circumstances; requiring specified private review agents and health maintenance organizations to authorize inpatient hospitalization coverage for a mother and newborn for a specified minimum length of time under specified circumstances; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/8
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
4/1
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Young, Bromwell, Roesser
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/14
Signed by the Governor Chapter 396
House Action
3/11
First Reading Economic Matters
3/12
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 (139-0)
3/31
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Busch, Goldwater, Kelly
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator John W. Derr, District 3
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator John A. Pica, Jr., District 43
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Senator Larry Young, District 44
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HOME HEALTH CARE -see also- RESPITE CARE
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
NOTICES
PREGNANCY
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-703 , 19-706 , 19-1305.4 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 354F , 470H , 477-I , 490FF )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 327034/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 6, 1996 at: 11:18 Status: Adopted
House
Number: 573455/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 10:16 Status: Adopted