HOUSE BILL 72

Sponsored By:

Delegates Conroy and Menes

Entitled:

Health Insurers and Life Insurers - Disclosure of Medical Information

Synopsis:

Requiring specified medical files on applicants compiled by health and life insurers to be made available to a physician of the applicant's choice under specified circumstances; authorizing an insurer to disclose specified medical information to a physician of an insured's choice under specified circumstances; and requiring a life insurer that denies a life insurance policy to an applicant to disclose to a specified physician the results of a medical examination to determine insurability upon request of the applicant.

Legislative History

House Action

8/30

Pre-filed

1/8

First Reading Economic Matters

2/12

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/13

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/17

Third Reading Passed (135-0)

4/2

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (131-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/22

Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Senate Action

3/17

First Reading Finance

3/18

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Finance

4/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Dorman) Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/5

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISCLOSURE

EXAMINATIONS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

JUVENILE CAUSES

PHYSICIANS

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance

( 4-402 , 4-403 , 4-404 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 503067/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997 at: 10:20 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 652691/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997 at: 12:16 Status: Adopted