2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1597

CHAPTER NUMBER: 276 File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bromwell, Benson, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Payment of Claims for Reimbursement - Erroneous Denial of Provider's Claim

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to reprocess claims for reimbursement submitted by specified health care providers under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
3/10
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Bromwell) Adopted (131-3)
Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/14
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
3/16
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/29
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 276

Sponsored by:

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
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 James W. Hubbard, District 23A
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:

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
NOTICES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-1005 )

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: 046286/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 11:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 687479/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005   at: 6:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2005: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Bromwell) Adopted (131-3)
March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)