2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 314

CHAPTER NUMBER: 537
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 147
Sponsored By:
Senators Garagiola, Kelley, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Miller, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers

Synopsis:

Providing that the difference between specified coinsurance percentages may not be greater than 20 percentage points under specified circumstances; prohibiting provisions in a preferred provider insurance policy from applying to specified on-call physicians or hospital-based physicians; providing that an insured of specified health insurers may not be liable to specified on-call physicians or hospital-based physicians for specified services under specified circumstances; 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
1/27
First Reading Finance
1/28
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/9
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Della) Adopted
3/10
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/11 (Senator Della) Adopted
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Rejected (7-40)
Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) Rejected (10-37)
Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Rejected (7-40)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (37-9)
4/9
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (42-5)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/16
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/17
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Pendergrass) Adopted (138-0)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (140-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/20
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 537

Sponsored by:

Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorneys` Fees
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Disclosure
Emergencies
Forms
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
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Insurance Administration
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Notices
Patients
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reimbursement Rates
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 14-201 , 14-205 , 14-205.2 , 14-205.3 , 15-304 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 213526/01     Offered on: March 11, 2010   at: 10:58 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 537370/01     Offered on: March 11, 2010   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 783328/01     Offered on: March 11, 2010   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 833627/01     Offered on: March 11, 2010   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Rejected
House
Number: 956385/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 2:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 11, 2010: Floor Amendment (Della) {213526/1 Rejected (7-40)
March 11, 2010: Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {783328/1 Rejected (10-37)
March 11, 2010: Floor Amendment (Della) {833627/1 Rejected (7-40)
March 15, 2010: Third Reading Passed (37-9)
April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (42-5)
House
April 6, 2010: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Pendergrass) Adopted (138-0)
April 6, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)