CHAPTER NUMBER: 256
File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Barve, Gordon, Genn, Dembrow, Petzold, Shriver, and
Cryor
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals Under Guardianship
Establishing eligibility for coverage for health benefits for
individuals for whom guardianship is granted to an insured under a
court or testamentary appointment under specified circumstances;
making the Act applicable to health insurers, nonprofit health service
plans, and health maintenance organizations; specifying when coverage
is required for individuals under guardianship; and authorizing
insurers to require proof of eligibility.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/12
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 3/13
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (135-1)
- 4/2
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (124-2)
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/29
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 256
Senate Action
- 3/17
- First Reading Finance
- 3/18
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
- Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
- Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- GUARDIANS
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706
)
- Insurance
- (
15-401 ,
15-402 ,
15-403.1
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 627548/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997 at: 12:54
Status: Adopted