1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 332

CHAPTER NUMBER: 161 File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 783
Sponsored By:
Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hafer, Roesser, Trotter, Derr, Astle, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Hollinger, and Forehand
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Referrals to Continuing Care Facilities

Synopsis:

Requiring a primary care physician to refer, if medically appropriate, a subscriber or an enrollee of a health maintenance organization, who is a resident of a continuing care facility and who has received services at an acute care health care facility, to a skilled nursing unit at the resident's continuing care facility for the provision of specified health care services under specified circumstances.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/24
First Reading Finance
1/28
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/3
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/29
Signed by the Governor Chapter 161
House Action
3/14
First Reading Economic Matters
3/17
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator John W. Derr, District 3
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
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:
Senate
Number: 857549/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 11, 1997 at: 12:10 Status: Adopted
House
Number: 463563/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1997 at: 10:30 Status: Adopted