File Code: Insurance - Health
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1022/99 - ECM
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Conway, Bozman, W. Baker, Cane, Rudolph, McClenahan,
and Walkup
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Interpreter Expenses for Hearing Impaired
Requiring carriers to reimburse health care practitioners for the cost
of services performed by an interpreter for an insured or enrollee who
is hearing impaired if the services of the interpreter are used in
connection with medical treatment or diagnostic consultations.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/13
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
- Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
- Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMUNICATIONS -see also- LANGUAGE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- DEAF PERSONS
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- LANGUAGE
- PATIENTS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Insurance
- (
15-835
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered