1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 783

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 332
Sponsored By:
Delegates Love, Klausmeier, Goldwater, Barve, Morhaim, Walkup, Frank, Harrison, Stup, Finifter, Kagan, Busch, Gordon, Donoghue, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Kelly, Eckardt, Boston, Krysiak, Exum, Kirk, Crumlin, Pendergrass, and Fulton
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities

Synopsis:

Requiring a primary care physician under specified circumstances to refer a subscriber or an enrollee of a health maintenance organization to the skilled nursing unit at a continuing care facility for the provision of health care services whenever the subscriber or enrollee is a resident of the continuing care facility; providing that the primary care physician does not have to refer a subscriber or an enrollee to the continuing care facility under specified circumstances; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Economic Matters
2/6
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2/7
Hearing cancelled
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
3/31
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/22
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/17
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADVERTISING -see also- LABELING; SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
CONTINUING CARE
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
PHYSICIANS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-712.6 )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 283263/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997 at: 10:21 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 267746/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997 at: 12:36 Status: Adopted