HOUSE BILL 112

Sponsored By:

Delegate Elliott

Entitled:

Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Coverage for Hospital Stays for Postpartum Mothers and Infants

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers and health maintenance organizations to provide inpatient hospitalization coverage for a mother and newborn for a specified minimum length of time; establishing a specified exception; requiring specified persons to provide a notice of the provisions of the Act to a mother; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/10

First Reading Economic Matters

1/17

Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

HOME HEALTH CARE -see also- RESPITE CARE

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS

INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

NOTICES

PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL

PREGNANCY

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-703 , 19-1305.4 )

Article - 48A Insurance Code

( 354F , 470H , 477-I )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available