2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1031

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 451
Sponsored By:
Delegates Donoghue, Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Approved or Limiting Amounts

Synopsis:

Authorizing a health care provider to collect Medicare approved or limiting amounts from individual subscribers or enrollees when Medicare is the primary insurer and a health maintenance organization is the secondary insurer.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/12
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (138-2)
4/3
Returned Passed
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/24
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 (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
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 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 Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
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:
ELDERLY PERSONS
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PATIENTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-710 , 19-710 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 266084/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2004   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-2)
Senate
April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)