2009 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 481

CHAPTER NUMBER: 549
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 145
Sponsored By:
Senators Pipkin, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Dental Provider Panels - Provider Contracts

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a provider contract for a dental provider panel from containing a provision requiring a provider, as a condition of participating in a fee-for-service dental provider panel, to participate in a capitated dental provider panel; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study dental provider contracts and the impact of the contracts on the dental profession and report its findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2009; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/10
Returned Passed
House Action
4/4
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/10
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
4/11
Hearing 4/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/9
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 549

Sponsored by:

Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Dentists
Disclosure
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Insurance Administration
Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-112.2 )

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):
Senate
Number: 257275/01     Offered on: April 9, 2009   at: 4:20 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 9, 2009: Third Reading Passed (132-0)