CHAPTER NUMBER: 554
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 897
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Contracts of Carriers with Providers,
Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, or Hospitals - Prohibited
Provisions
Prohibiting carriers from including in contracts with providers,
ambulatory surgical facilities, or hospitals specified terms or
conditions relating to reimbursement rates and reimbursement
arrangements; and making a violation of the Act an unfair and
deceptive practice for purposes of insurance.
Senate Action
- 3/10
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
- Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Kasemeyer) Adopted
- Referred Senate Rules
- 4/5
- Re-referred Finance
- 4/4
- Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/8
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 4/3
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 4/10
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
- Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 554
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CLINICS
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-706
)
- Insurance
- (
15-112 ,
15-112 ,
27-222
)
- 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: 137177/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2006 at:
7:39 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 8, 2006: Third Reading Passed (133-0)