1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 267

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 321
Sponsored By:
Senators Dorman, Exum, Ferguson, and Hollinger
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

Synopsis:

Altering specified standards of care for health maintenance organizations to make them apply to services of nurse practitioners in addition to physicians; and requiring health maintenance organizations to designate which physicians or nurse practitioners may be classified as primary care providers.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/5
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hogan) Adopted
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (24-21)
House Action
3/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored by:
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
NURSES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-701 , 19-701 , 19-705.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 777865/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 1999   at: 8:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (24-21)