2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 815

CHAPTER NUMBER: 673
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Tarrant, Donoghue, James, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, and Stukes
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Health Care Practitioners - Information Provided by Carriers

Synopsis:

Increasing the number of fees on a schedule of specified services billed by specified health care practitioners that health insurance carriers must provide health care practitioners in a specified manner; and requiring health insurance carriers to provide health care practitioners with a pharmaceutical formulary in a specified manner.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/17
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Finance
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/22
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 673

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disclosure
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-113 )

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: 856988/01     Offered on: March 12, 2008   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2008: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)