2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 5

CHAPTER NUMBER: 323 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Responsibility for and Regulation of Downstream Risk

Synopsis:

Requiring health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and specified other entities that enter into administrative service provider contracts to meet specified requirements; clarifying the responsibility of HMOs for specified claims and payments for health care services under an administrative service provider contract; specifying that requirements concerning administrative service provider contracts apply to managed care organizations under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/12
First Reading Economic Matters
2/2
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/2
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Donoghue, and McClenahan
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (120-0)
4/9
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 323
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Hafer, and Hooper
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AUDITORS AND AUDITS
BANKRUPTCY
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTRACTORS -see also- HEATING & COOLING; HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PRIVACY
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 15-102.3 , 19-712 , 19-712 , 19-713.2 , 19-713.3 , 19-713.3 , 19-713.4 , 19-730 )
Insurance
( 15-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 843093/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2000   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 517775/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 10:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 603923/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 11:02 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 743120/3 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 10:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2000: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (120-0)
Senate
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 9, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)