1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 660

CHAPTER NUMBER: 261 File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 577
Sponsored By:
Delegates D. Davis, Oaks, Billings, Cane, Hubbard, Morhaim, Guns, Klausmeier, Frush, Weir, Hammen, Schisler, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stull
Entitled:
Medical Assistance Program - Federally Qualified Health Centers

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Federally Qualified Health Centers, to establish in regulation as a prospective rate the reasonable cost to a federally qualified health center in providing services to enrollees under the State Medical Assistance Program; requiring federally qualified health centers to provide the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with specified data and reports to assist the Department in making a specified calculation; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/24
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/2
Return Passed
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 261
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/26
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CLINICS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT. ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-103 , 15-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 439791/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 1999   at: 5:53 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 1999: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)