CHAPTER NUMBER: 155
File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Morhaim, Elliott,
Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue,
Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel,
V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Prompt Payment of Claims
Requiring an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, and health
maintenance organization to mail or otherwise transmit payment for a
claim, or undisputed portion of a claim, for reimbursement from
specified persons within 30 days after receipt of the claim or
specified information relating to the claim.
House Action
- 1/16
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 1/21
- Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 2/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/6
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 4/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 155
Senate Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Finance
- 3/16
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- 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
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Insurance
- (
15-1005
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 016484/01 (PDF) Offered on: February 3, 2004 at:
10:22 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (44-0)