HOUSE BILL 157

File Code: Insurance - Other than Health

Sponsored By:

Delegates Busch and Edwards

Entitled:

Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Medical Assistance Program Account - Health Care Provider Rates

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to increase fee-for-service health care provider rates and to pay managed care organization health care providers consistent with fee-for-service health care provider rates for obstetric services performed by family practitioners; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/20

First Reading Economic Matters

1/21

Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.

4/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Third Reading Passed (131-0)

Senate Action

4/4

First Reading Senate Rules

4/7

Re-referred Finance

4/11

Favorable Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

JUDGMENTS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

PENALTIES

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 19-807 )

Documents:

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: 633294/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2005   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (131-0)