2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 455

CHAPTER NUMBER: 279 File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1068
Sponsored By:
Senators Teitelbaum, Exum, DeGrange, Hooper, and Hafer
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Notice of Health Care Providers on Carrier's Provider Panel

Synopsis:

Requiring a carrier to make specified information about health care providers available to enrollees and prospective enrollees in a specified manner; altering the timing of when the information must be made available and must be updated; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/3
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 279
House Action
3/10
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 Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISCLOSURE
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
Bill affects the following Statute:
Insurance
( 15-112 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 807578/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 7, 2000   at: 10:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 073398/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2000   at: 11:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 9, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 29, 2000: Third Reading Passed (134-0)