HOUSE BILL 628

Sponsored By:

Delegates Eckardt, Donoghue, Conway, and Bozman

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Provider Panels

Synopsis:

Providing that specified health insurance carriers may not prohibit a primary care provider from referring an enrollee to any provider on a carrier's provider panel for health care services within that provider's lawful scope of practice; and providing that specified health insurance carriers may not prohibit a provider on a carrier's provider panel from rendering to an enrollee a health care service that is within the provider's lawful scope of practice.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Economic Matters

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

4/12

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

PATIENTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-112 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered