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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 628

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
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
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