1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 182

CHAPTER NUMBER: 120 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 135
Sponsored By:
The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Goldwater, R. Baker, Bobo, Conroy, D. Davis, Edwards, Frush, Guns, Hecht, Hubbard, Hubers, Mandel, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pitkin, Turner, Weir, K. Kelly, Barve, Brown, Busch, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Pendergrass,, Walkup, Barkley, Carlson, and Stern
Entitled:
Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999

Synopsis:

Requiring specified health insurance carriers to establish and implement a procedure by which a member may receive, under specified circumstances, a standing referral to a specialist requiring specified health insurance entities to cover specified prescription drugs and devices under specified circumstances; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to serve as the "single point of entry" for consumers seeking specified information about health insurance; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/4 (Delegate Grosfeld) Adopted
3/4
Floor Amendment (Delegate Gordon) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (130-3)
4/3
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Donoghue, and Kelly
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (138-2)
4/10
Passed Enrolled
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 120
Senate Action
3/10
First Reading Finance
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/7
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Dorman, and Madden
4/10
Special Order later (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Anthony Brown, District 25
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Paul Carlson, District 39
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Kerry Hill, District 26
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy Hubers, District 6
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANG SUB; DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG.
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HOME HEALTH CARE -see also- RESPITE CARE
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 2-112.2 , 2-112.3 , 2-301 , 2-302 , 2-303 , 2-303.1 , 2-304 , 2-305 , 15-829 , 15-830 , 15-831 , 15-10A-09 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 213683/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 1999   at: 10:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 763414/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 4, 1999   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 777469/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 1999   at: 11:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 963211/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 11:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 963211/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 813680/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (130-3)
April 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (138-2)
Senate
April 1, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (44-0)