HOUSE BILL 195

Sponsored By:

Delegates Goldwater, Benson, Cryor, Doory, Eckardt, Grosfeld, Harrison, Kopp, Love, McIntosh, Menes, Parker, Pitkin, Snodgrass, Workman, Walkup, Pendergrass, Stup, Hecht, Nathan-Pulliam, Kagan, Petzold, Frush, Kirk, Donoghue, and Barve

Entitled:

Health Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Hospitalization Benefits for Childbirth - Payment for Extended Stay

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers and health maintenance organizations to pay the additional cost of hospitalization for a newborn whenever a mother is required to remain in the hospital and requests that the newborn remain in the hospital; and requiring health care providers to provide notice to the mother of the provisions of the Act.

Legislative History

House Action

1/18

First Reading Economic Matters

Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.

Hearing cancelled

2/14

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Jean Cryor, District 15

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Sharon Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann Love, District 32

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10

Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS

INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

NOTICES

PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL

PREGNANCY

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-703 )

Article - 48A Insurance Code

( 354F , 470H , 477-I )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available