File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 585  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kelley, and Middleton
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Insurance - Use of Physician Rating Systems by Carriers
 
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to approve a specified
entity to be a physician rating system examiner under specified
circumstances; providing that an entity that has a specified program
approved by a specified consortium is deemed to be a ratings examiner;
prohibiting specified health insurance carriers from using a physician
rating system unless the system is approved by a ratings examiner;
etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/30
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/27
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/29
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 - 4/7
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/28
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/6
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 4/7
 - Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/10
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/4
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed (130-1)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/19
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 585
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
 - Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.
 - Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Disclosure
 - Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
 - Health Care Commission
 - 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
 - Notices
 - Patients
 - Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 - Public Information
 - Reports
 - Rules and Regulations
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 19-142 ,
 19-143 ,
 19-706 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 15-1701 ,
 15-1702 ,
 15-1703 ,
 15-1704 ,
 15-1705 
)
 
- 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: 177178/01     Offered on: March 30, 2009      at:
4:19 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 29, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)
 
House 
- April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (130-1)