2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 567

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 669
Sponsored By:
Senators Exum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Hooper, Mitchell, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to allow a woman to have direct access to obstetric and gynecological services from a certified nurse midwife or specified other providers; requiring a certified nurse midwife and specified other health care providers to consult with a specified obstetrician/gynecologist in accordance with a collaborative agreement regarding the delivery of specified health care; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
2/7
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Exum) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
4/3
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (42-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/19
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/23
First Reading Economic Matters
3/28
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-2)
Sponsored by:
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
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-
MIDWIVES
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-816 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 027176/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2000   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 683825/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2000   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 393099/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2000   at: 11:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-3)
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (42-1)
House
March 31, 2000: Third Reading Passed (134-2)