2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 947

CHAPTER NUMBER: 169
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 601
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement and Charges

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified carriers from requiring health care providers that provide health care services through a specified group practice or health care facility to be considered participating providers or to accept a specified reimbursement fee schedule under specified circumstances; and requiring a specified provider to give specified notice to an enrollee.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/21
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/1
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/26
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 169

Sponsored by:

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
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- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Notices
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 )

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: 736586/01     Offered on: March 21, 2007   at: 10:49 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 727473/01     Offered on: April 3, 2007   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
March 31, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)