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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 767

CHAPTER NUMBER: 268 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 618
Sponsored By:
Delegates McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Love, Kagan, and Rudolph
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Access to the 911 Emergency System

Synopsis:

Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from establishing or promoting an emergency system in competition with or substitution of the 911 or specified other emergency medical services system; authorizing the use of transportation outside the 911 or specified other system for services that are not in response to an emergency medical condition; prohibiting the use of false or misleading language in specified materials to discourage or prohibit access to the 911 system; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/12
First Reading Economic Matters
2/17
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 268
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AMBULANCES -see also- EMERGENCIES; RESCUE SQUADS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES; RESCUE SQUADS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
LANGUAGE
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCIES
TELEPHONES
TRANSPORTATION -see also- BUSES; MASS TRANSIT; RAILROADS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-126 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 323186/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 1999   at: 10:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 1999: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 3, 1999: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 2, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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