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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 452

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hammen, Benson, Bobo, Donoghue, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, and Weldon
Entitled:
Health Benefit Plans - Reimbursement to Health Care Practitioners

Synopsis:

Prohibiting health benefit plans from reimbursing a health care practitioner in an amount less than specified fees being paid on November 1, 2004; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to study the impact of reimbursement requirements and to report the results to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2007; and providing for the termination of the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Senate Action
3/11
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Hearing cancelled

Sponsored by:

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
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
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS
SUNSET

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 086189/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2005   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-1)
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