HOUSE BILL 936

Sponsored By:

Delegates Brown and Gordon

Entitled:

Personal Injury Protection Insurance - Claims by Subscribers of Health Maintenance Organizations

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an insurer that provides personal injury protection benefits from denying payment of specified expenses because the injured individual is a subscriber under a contract with a health maintenance organization; and clarifying that personal injury protection benefits are payable without regard to the existence of a contract with a health maintenance organization that provides medical and hospital benefits to an insured.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Economic Matters

2/14

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/9

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 19-505 , 19-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered