2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 657

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bozman, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Goldwater, Harrison, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Sophocleus, and F. Turner
Entitled:
Preferred Provider Organizations - Payments to Nonpreferred Providers - Emergency Services

Synopsis:

Requiring a preferred provider organization to pay a nonpreferred provider at a specified rate for emergency services provided in a hospital emergency room; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/12
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
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 Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Bill affects the following Statute:
Insurance
( 14-205 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered