BILL INFO-2005 Regular Session-SB 836

2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 836

CHAPTER NUMBER: 1

EMERGENCY BILL

File Code: Insurance - Other than Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1359

Sponsored By:: Senators Frosh, Miller, and Middleton

Entitled:: Maryland Patients' Access to Quality Health Care Act of 2004 - Implementation and Corrective Provisions

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner, when developing specified rates to take into account specified expenses imposed on managed care organizations; permitting a circuit court to impose a specified fine under specified circumstances; authorizing a circuit court to impose a civil penalty under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/11: First Reading Senate Rules
2/21: Re-referred Finance
2/22: Hearing 2/23 at 3:00 p.m.
3/7: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/8: Favorable with Amendments; Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
3/9: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment Adopted; Special Order 3/10 (Senator Astle) Adopted
3/10: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted; Special Order 3/11 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted; Motion Reconsider Special Order until 3/11 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected (18-27); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (17-28); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (15-30); Floor Amendment (Senator Greenip) Rejected (14-31); Floor Amendment (Senator Greenip) Rejected (14-30); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (14-31); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (14-31); Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (14-31); Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (15-30); Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) Rejected (14-31); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14: Third Reading Passed (42-4)
3/22: Returned Passed

House Action

3/15: First Reading Economic Matters & Health and Government Operations
3/16: Hearing 3/18 at 11:45 a.m.; (Economic Matters & Health and Government Operations)
3/21: Favorable Report by Economic Matters; Favorable Report Adopted; Second Reading Passed
3/22: Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (47-84); Floor Amendment (Delegate Eckardt); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate Eckardt) Rejected (47-86); Third Reading Passed (130-3)

Action after passage in Senate and House

3/31: Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 1

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

ATTORNEY GENERAL

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS

CIRCUIT COURTS

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

FINES

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

PRIVACY

PUBLIC INFORMATION

REPORTS

REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 15-103 )

Insurance

( 4-401 , 4-405 , 19-104.1 , 19-801 , 19-802 , 19-803 , 19-804 , 19-805 , 19-806 , 19-807 , 19-808 , 24-201 , 24-201 , 24-211 , 24-212 , 24-214 , 27-501 )

State Government

( 6-301 , 6-302 , 6-302 , 6-302 , 6-304 , 6-306 , 6-307 )

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): Senate Number: 163328/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:29 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 233327/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:48 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 293921/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:51 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 343820/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:45 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 373529/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:58 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 593729/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 12:09 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 633326/03 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:21 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 717770/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:02 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 797579/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 9, 2005 at: 10:33 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 893621/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 11:40 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 983825/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 12:06 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 993524/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 2005 at: 12:17 p.m. Status: Rejected House Number: 293528/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 2005 at: 5:22 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 503924/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 2005 at: 5:11 p.m. Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown): Senate March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Stoltzfus) {633326/3 Rejected (18-27) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Harris) {163328/1 Rejected (17-28) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Harris) {893621/1 Rejected (15-30) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Greenip) {343820/1 Rejected (14-31) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Greenip) {233327/1 Rejected (14-30) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Harris) {293921/1 Rejected (14-31) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Harris) {373529/1 Rejected (14-31) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {983825/1 Rejected (14-31) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {593729/1 Rejected (15-30) March 10, 2005: Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {993524/1 Rejected (14-31) March 14, 2005: Third Reading Passed (42-4) House March 22, 2005: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {503924/1 Rejected (47-84) March 22, 2005: Floor Amendment (Eckardt) Rejected (47-86) March 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed (130-3)