HOUSE BILL 936

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 562

Sponsored By:

Delegate Love

Entitled:

Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Noncontracting Providers - Emergency Services

Synopsis:

Requiring a health maintenance organization to reimburse a hospital emergency facility provider not under contract with the health maintenance organization for specified services at the greater of 140% of the rate paid by the Medicare program or the rate as of January 1, 2001 that the health maintenance organization paid in the same geographic area, for the same covered service to a similarly licensed provider; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/11

Re-assigned Economic Matters

2/13

Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.

2/14

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-710.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered