1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 750

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

Synopsis:

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.

Legislative History

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 )

Documents:

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