2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 818

CHAPTER NUMBER: 448
File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 744
Sponsored By:
Delegates Tarrant, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Donoghue, Mizeur, Montgomery, Riley, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Additional Duties

Synopsis:

Altering the charge to the Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement to develop specified recommendations, including whether there is a need to provide incentives for physicians and other health care providers to be available to provide care on evenings and weekends, and the ability of primary care physicians to be reimbursed for mental health services performed within their scope of practice; etc.

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.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
3/28
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Finance
3/21
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
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 448

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Mental Health
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-710.3 )

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: 226685/01     Offered on: March 19, 2008   at: 11:02 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)