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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 559

CHAPTER NUMBER: 254 File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 326/98 - FIN Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 295
Sponsored By:
Delegates Barve, Stern, Mandel, Sher, Goldwater, Barkley, Kopp, Kagan, Carlson, Grosfeld, Petzold, Bronrott, Hixson, Heller, Dembrow, and Cryor
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a carrier that offers coverage for health care services through health benefit plans, or contracts with providers to offer health care services through provider panels, from requiring a provider, as a condition of participation or continuation on a provider panel, to serve on another provider panel under specified circumstances; requiring a provider to give notice to a specified carrier of the provider's intention to terminate participation on a provider panel; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Economic Matters
2/9
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/2
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates McHale, Eckardt, and Brown
4/9
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 254
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
4/5
Motion Recede (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Committee Amendment (Finance) Withdrawn
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate Recede
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-112 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 573699/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2000   at: 10:48 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 487472/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2000   at: 10:36 a.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2000: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 5, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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