1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 955

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 486
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, D. Davis, Frush, Morhaim, and Stern
Entitled:
Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Primary Care Providers

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish mechanisms for identifying a Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipient's primary care provider at the time of enrollment and for assigning the Program recipient to a managed care organization under specified circumstances; requiring a managed care organization or contracted medical group of the organization to assign a recipient to a specified provider under specified circumstances; allowing a recipient to disenroll from a managed care organization; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/12
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/24
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Senate Action
4/9
First Reading Senate Rules
4/12
Re-referred Finance
Sponsored by:
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT. ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-102.5 , 15-103 , 15-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 799593/2 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1999   at: 10:43 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-1)