CHAPTER NUMBER: 352 
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1051  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental
Hygiene)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations
 
Authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide
guaranteed eligibility in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program for
a certain period under certain circumstances; authorizing the
Department to require Medicaid recipients to enroll in managed care
organizations; establishing certain requirements for managed care
organizations; requiring the Department to establish a certain
mechanism for providers who have historically served Program
recipients; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/15
 - First Reading Finance
 -      Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Sen. Trotter) Adopted (41-0)
 -      Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/28
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 3/1 at 2:30 p.m.
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 -      Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Sen. Della) Adopted
 - 3/26
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Sen. Della) Rejected
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/27
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/3
 - Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
 -      Senate Requests House Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Young, Bromwell, Hafer
 - 4/6
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/14
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 352
 
House Action
- 3/25
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 4/1
 - Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
 - 3/28
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/29
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-1)
 - 4/1
 - House Refuses to Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      McHale, Guns, Busch
 - 4/6
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (140-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Chairman, Finance Comm.
 - Departmental
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CLINICS
 - COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
 - HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 - MENTAL HEALTH
 - PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
 - REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - SCHOOLS - PUBLIC
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Health - General
 - (
 15-101 ,
 15-102 ,
 15-102.1 ,
 15-102.2 ,
 15-102.3 ,
 15-102.4 ,
 15-103 ,
 15-121.3 
)
 - Article - 48A Insurance Code
 - (
 490CC ,
 490FF ,
 490S 
)
 -   State Finance and Procurement
 - (
 11-101 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 527539/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1996     at: 11:20
 Status: Adopted         
 - Number: 582081/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1996     at: 11:20
 Status: Rejected        
 - House 
 - Number: 129069/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1996      at: 10:36
 Status: Adopted