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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1210

CHAPTER NUMBER: 697 File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 789
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Boutin, Cane, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, and Weir
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Quality Assurance Unit - Quality Assurance Medical Director

Synopsis:

Establishing a Health Maintenance Organization Quality Assurance Unit in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Secretary to appoint a Quality Assurance Medical Director for the Unit; providing for the qualifications of the Medical Director; requiring the Unit to investigate quality of care complaints referred from the Insurance Commissioner and to enforce other statutory and regulatory requirements; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
3/8
First Reading House Rules
3/11
Re-referred Environmental Matters
3/15
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (134-5)
4/9
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 697
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/26
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HEARINGS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- TREASURERS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-702 , 19-705.2 , 19-705.8 , 19-728 , 19-729 , 19-730 , 19-731 , 19-731 , 19-732 , 19-733 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 419598/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 1999   at: 6:02 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 357460/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 1999   at: 9:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-5)
April 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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