CHAPTER NUMBER: 193
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hubbard,
Nathan-Pulliam, Frank, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa,
Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel,
McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and
Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Loss Ratio
and Quality of Care
Authorizing a managed care organization or a certified health
maintenance organization to appeal a decision of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene under specified circumstances; authorizing a
managed care organization to take a specified appeal under the
Administrative Procedure Act under specified circumstances; requiring
the Secretary to adopt regulations prior to making specified
adjustments to capitation payments; etc.
House Action
- 1/13
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 1/26
- Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 4/1
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Finance
- 3/28
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 193
Sponsored by:
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- 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 William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- 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 David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
- MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
2-207
)
- Insurance
- (
15-605 ,
15-605
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 016187/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 2005 at:
10:20 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 317579/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 4, 2005 at:
11:15 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
- April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)