2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 719

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1161
Sponsored By:
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Carrier Provider Panels - Standards for Availability of Health Care Providers

Synopsis:

Requiring standards maintained by specified health insurance carriers for availability of health care providers on the carrier's provider panel to be submitted to, and approved by, the Maryland Insurance Commissioner each year; and requiring the Commissioner to require specified health insurance carriers to submit specified data to the Commissioner for review in making a specified determination and a specified assessment about the availability standards.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Withdrawn
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Insurance Administration
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 , 15-112 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered