2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1227

CHAPTER NUMBER: 546 File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 636
Sponsored By:
Delegates Oaks, Redmer, D. Davis, Mohorovic, Billings, Hammen, Elliott, Stull, Klausmeier, Boutin, Frush, Morhaim, Baldwin, Owings, Weir, Hubbard, Sher, Cane, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled:
Medicaid Managed Care Organizations - Continuity of Care

Synopsis:

Providing that a HealthChoice Program recipient has the right to choose the managed care organization with which the recipient is enrolled and the primary care provider to whom the recipient is assigned within the managed care organization; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to reassign a disenrolled recipient to the managed care organization in which the recipient previously was enrolled; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/14
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 546
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Senate Rules
4/5
Re-referred Finance
4/9
Favorable Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISCLOSURE
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 15-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 710212/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2001   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2001: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 6, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)