2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 325

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Prior Year Introduction As: SB 267/99 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senator Dorman
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; requiring health maintenance organizations to designate specified providers as primary care providers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
3/28
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (30-17)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Failed (22-24)
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Currie)
Special Order 3/30 (Senator Currie) Adopted
3/30
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Currie) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (24-23)
House Action
3/28
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/31
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
NURSES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
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: 407576/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2000   at: 10:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 28, 2000: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (30-17)
March 29, 2000: Third Reading Failed (22-24)
March 30, 2000: Third Reading Passed (24-23)