2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 295

CHAPTER NUMBER: 253 File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 326/98 - FIN Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 559
Sponsored By:
Senators Roesser, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a carrier that offers coverage for health care services through health benefit plans, or contracts with providers to offer health care services through provider panels, from requiring a provider, as a condition of participation or continuation on a provider panel, to serve on another provider panel under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Finance
2/2
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable Report by Finance
3/8
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/10
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/3
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 253
House Action
3/13
First Reading Economic Matters
3/22
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 293499/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2000   at: 11:37 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 10, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
March 29, 2000: Third Reading Passed (134-0)