2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 519

CHAPTER NUMBER: 142
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 263
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Donoghue, Hubbard, Malone, Oaks, and Schuler
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Nonphysician Specialists

Synopsis:

Requiring a health insurance carrier to establish and implement a specified procedure for referral to a nonphysician specialist who is not part of a carrier's provider panel; providing that a specified decision by a carrier constitutes an adverse decision under specified circumstances; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2007.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/14
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/12
First Reading Finance
3/26
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable
Special Order 4/6 (Senator Harris) Adopted
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 142

Sponsored by:

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Patients

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-830 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 566585/01     Offered on: March 7, 2007   at: 10:46 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 2007: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 3, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)