1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 823

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 739
Sponsored By:
Delegates Donoghue, Love, Snodgrass, Klausmeier, Hammen, Morhaim, Boston, Kirk, Faulkner, Bonsack, McHale, Stull, V. Mitchell, Edwards, Frank, Weir, Barve, Shriver, Mossburg, Exum, Krysiak, Poole, Hecht, Elliott, Workman, Pendergrass, Fulton, Gordon, Eckardt, McClenahan, Harrison, McKee, Stup, Walkup, Fry, and Mohorovic
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Health Care Benefits - Adverse Decisions - Grievances and Complaints

Synopsis:

Requiring a carrier to establish a specified internal complaint and review process for members; requiring a carrier to file a copy of its internal complaint and review process with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner and the Health Education and Advocacy Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General and to update the initial filing annually; requiring a carrier to provide specified information to a member at a specified time; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Economic Matters
2/12
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (130-6)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Gordon, Eckardt
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (133-1)
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Finance
3/25
Hearing 3/27 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)
4/6
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Young, Bromwell, Madden
Sponsored by:
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Donald C. Fry, District 35A
Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
FORMS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Commercial Law
( 13-4A-04 )
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-1401 , 15-1402 , 15-1403 , 15-1404 , 15-1405 , 15-1406 , 27-303 )

Documents:

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

Amendments:
House
Number: 533163/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997 at: 11:02 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 037040/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 31, 1997 at: 21:20 Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 372296/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 23:57 Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 562496/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 23:57 Status: Adopted