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Legislation


2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 687

CHAPTER NUMBER: 261 File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 974
Sponsored By:
Senators Hollinger, Astle, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Della, Gladden, Kelley, and Pipkin
Entitled:
Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Access to Choice of Provider

Synopsis:

Requiring health maintenance organizations to allow for the designation by a member of a certified nurse practitioner as a primary care provider in specified circumstances; requiring that members who select a certified nurse practitioner be provided with the name and contact information of the certified nurse practitioner's collaborating physician; providing that health maintenance organizations are not required to include certified nurse practitioners on a specified provider panel; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/14
First Reading Senate Rules
2/20
Re-referred Finance
2/26
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 261
House Action
3/21
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/25
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
NURSES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-705.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 047270/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 30, 2003: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
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