1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 598

CHAPTER NUMBER: 107
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 333
Sponsored By:
Delegates Love, Frank, Donoghue, Barve, Walkup, Crumlin, Eckardt, Kirk, Krysiak, Pitkin, Doory, Hurson, Harrison, Goldwater, Cadden, Kach, Pendergrass, V. Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, and Fulton
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement for Medical Screening Services

Synopsis:

Providing for the continuation of a specified requirement that health maintenance organizations reimburse a hospital emergency facility and provider for specified medical screening services rendered; repealing an uncodified provision that would have abrogated, on March 31, 1997, a provision that requires a health maintenance organization to reimburse a hospital emergency facility and provider for specified medical screening services rendered; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/30
First Reading Economic Matters
2/12
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
3/11
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/13
Third Reading Passed (132-1)
3/31
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (129-1)
Passed Enrolled
4/8
Signed by the Governor Chapter 107
Senate Action
3/14
First Reading Finance
3/17
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES; RESCUE SQUADS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-712.5 )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 027947/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 31, 1997 at: 21:20 Status: Adopted