HOUSE BILL 1177

Sponsored By:

Delegate Rosenberg

Entitled:

Managed Care Organizations - Claim Payments and Late Fines

Synopsis:

Increasing the time that a managed care organization has to pay or respond to specified claims; and altering the late fine that a managed care organization must pay from $500 to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation that is arbitrary and capricious, based on all available information, and the amount of the clean claim.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Economic Matters

2/13

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/21

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FINES

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

INTEREST

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS

NOTICES

NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE

PENALTIES

TIME

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 15-101 , 15-102.3 )

Insurance

( 15-1005 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered