File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 644/98 - FIN
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Della, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
-
Patient Protection Act
Altering the manner of determining the amount of reimbursement of
health care practitioners by health insurance carriers; providing that
health insurance carriers may not reimburse a health care practitioner
in an amount less than that specified in a reimbursement schedule;
requiring health insurance carriers to provide a copy of certain
reimbursement schedules and the methodology used to determine any
bonuses or other incentive-based compensation under specified
circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Finance
- 2/9
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/8
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/9
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/11
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
- 3/12
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/10
- Special Order evening session (Delegate Busch) Adopted
- 4/11
- Special Order later today (Delegate Busch) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Barve) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- PATIENTS
- PHYSICIANS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Insurance
- (
15-113
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 523012/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 1999 at:
11:30 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 723782/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 1999 at:
2:51 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
