2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 656

CHAPTER NUMBER: 440 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Conroy, Goldwater, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, Sophocleus, F. Turner, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Haynes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Definition of Covered Service

Synopsis:

Providing that a service covered by a health maintenance organization be rendered by specified providers under specified circumstances or pursuant to a referral approval; providing for an exception for trauma care; defining a specified term; providing for the effective date of specified provisions of the Act; and providing for the termination of specified provisions of the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
5/22
Signed by the Governor Chapter 440
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/24
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-701 , 19-701 , 19-701 , 19-710 , 19-710.1 , 19-710.1 , 19-710.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 246887/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2003   at: 10:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2003: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)