CHAPTER NUMBER: 698 
File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
 Delegates Kelly, Donoghue,
 Love, Kach, V. Mitchell, McClenahan, Eckardt, Goldwater, Boston, Barve,
 Walkup, La Vay, Crumlin, Frank, Schade, and Fulton
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Medical Savings Accounts
 
Requiring the Health Care Access and Cost Commission to adopt
regulations establishing a modified health benefit plan in the small
group market for medical savings accounts that qualify under the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996;
requiring the regulations to include specified elements; and altering
a requirement on health benefits carriers relating to minimum
participation in health benefits plans.
House Action
- 1/31
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 -      Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/12
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (134-1)
 - 4/1
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/22
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 698
 
Senate Action
- 3/21
 - First Reading Finance
 -      Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 - 4/4
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
 - Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
 - Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
 - Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - 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 A. Wade Kach, District 9A
 - Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
 - Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
 - Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
 - Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
 - Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
 - Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
 - HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - SMALL BUSINESS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Health - General
 - (
 19-1502 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 15-1206 ,
 15-1207 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 693663/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997     at: 10:32
 Status: Adopted