CHAPTER NUMBER: 53
File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance
Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Private Review Agents and Complaint
Process
Clarifying that a grievance decision must be made by a physician with
specified qualifications; applying { 15-1001 of the Insurance Article
to health maintenance organizations (HMOs); requiring HMOs to comply
with the provisions of law; and substituting references to "substance
abuse" for several references to "drug abuse" or "alcohol abuse".
House Action
- 1/19
- First Reading Economic Matters
- Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 2/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/9
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 3/28
- Returned Passed
- 4/10
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 53
Senate Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Finance
- 3/9
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/30
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Econ. Matters Comm.
- Departmental
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
- MENTAL HEALTH
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706 ,
19-706 ,
19-729
)
- Insurance
- (
15-10B-03 ,
15-10B-06 ,
15-10B-09
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 083799/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 6, 2001 at:
10:30 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 9, 2001: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Senate
- March 31, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)