File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 638  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue,
Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and
Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives
 
Authorizing an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, a health
maintenance organization, or a dental plan organization to provide
reasonable incentives for participation in a bona fide wellness
program under specified circumstances; authorizing a carrier to
condition an incentive for a bona fide wellness program on an
individual satisfying a standard that is related to a health factor
under specified circumstances; altering definitions; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/18
 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/11
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/13
 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 - 4/5
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/16
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/2
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 4/1
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/19
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 682
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - 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 Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
 - Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
 - 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:
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Disclosure
 - Discrimination
 - Forms
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
 - Insurance Administration
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 19-706 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 15-509 ,
 15-10A-01 ,
 15-10A-01 ,
 15-1201 ,
 15-1201 ,
 27-210 ,
 27-210 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available 
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 House 
- Number: 786189/01     Offered on: March 11, 2009      at:
12:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 437970/01     Offered on: April 3, 2009       at:
10:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 13, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
 - April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
 
Senate
- April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)