1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 486

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 955
Sponsored By:
Senator Exum
Entitled:
Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish certain mechanisms for identifying the primary care provider of a recipient of medical assistance, maintaining continuity of care with that provider, and promoting continuity of care for a newborn; requiring a managed care organization, under certain circumstances, to assign a recipient of medical assistance to a particular primary care provider and to honor a request to change primary care providers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/5
First Reading Finance
2/9
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/10
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Dorman, Teitelbaum, and Hafer
House Action
4/2
First Reading Environmental Matters
4/6
Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT. ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
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:
Senate
Number: 047461/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1999   at: 12:32 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 429597/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1999   at: 3:47 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
April 5, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 8, 1999: Third Reading Passed (139-0)