HOUSE BILL 955

Sponsored By:

Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, D. Davis, Frush, Morhaim, and Stern

Entitled:

Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Primary Care Providers

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish mechanisms for identifying a Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipient's primary care provider at the time of enrollment and for assigning the Program recipient to a managed care organization under specified circumstances; requiring a managed care organization or contracted medical group of the organization to assign a recipient to a specified provider under specified circumstances; allowing a recipient to disenroll from a managed care organization; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/12

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/24

Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.

4/10

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

4/6

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/7

Third Reading Passed (134-1)

Senate Action

4/9

First Reading Senate Rules

4/12

Re-referred Finance

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT. ORGS

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

PATIENTS

PHYSICIANS

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 15-102.5 , 15-103 , 15-103 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 799593/2 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1999   at: 10:43 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-1)