HOUSE BILL 974

Sponsored By:

Delegates Goldwater, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Mitchell, Morhaim, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Stull, Wood, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:

Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

Synopsis:

Requiring health maintenance organizations to allow for the designation by a member of a certified nurse practitioner as a primary care provider in specified circumstances; requiring that members who select a certified nurse practitioner be provided with the name and contact information of the certified nurse practitioner's collaborating physician; providing that health maintenance organizations are not required to include certified nurse practitioners on a specified provider panel; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/14

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

2/27

Re-referred Health and Government Operations

3/5

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/17

Favorable with Amendments

Special Order 3/18 (Delegate Hurson) Adopted

3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/19

Third Reading Passed (137-1)

3/30

Returned Passed

5/22

Signed by the Governor Chapter 461

Senate Action

3/20

First Reading Finance

3/21

Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

4/1

Favorable Report by Finance

3/30

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Eric Bromwell, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

NURSES

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-705.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 446384/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2003   at: 11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 19, 2003: Third Reading Passed (137-1)

Senate

March 31, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)