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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 828

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Barve and Goldwater
Entitled:
Health Benefit Carriers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Information Disclosure

Synopsis:

Requiring specified marketing documents of a health maintenance organization and carrier to describe the amount of compensation and bonuses paid to executives and officers of the health maintenance organization or carrier and the proportion of revenue of the health maintenance organization or carrier spent on medical services; and requiring a health benefit carrier, on request by a specified health care provider or patient, to provide the health care provider or patient with information about specified fee schedules of the carrier.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Economic Matters
2/12
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
DISCLOSURE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
PHYSICIANS
SALARIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 , 19-714 )
Insurance
( 15-121 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
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