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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 135

File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 182
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Hollinger, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Green, Lawlah, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999

Synopsis:

Requiring specified health insurance carriers to provide for a standing referral to a specialist under specified circumstances; requiring specified carriers to cover specified prescription drugs and devices under specified circumstances; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to serve as the "single point of entry" for consumers seeking specified health insurance information; setting a minimum length of specified inpatient hospitalization coverage after specified procedures; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/22
First Reading Finance
1/27
Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/9
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Munson) Adopted
3/10
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Hollinger) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/12
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/9
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Dorman, and Madden
House Action
3/15
First Reading Economic Matters
3/17
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-2)
4/11
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Busch, Donoghue, and Kelly
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANG SUB; DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG.
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 2-112.2 , 2-112.3 , 2-301 , 2-302 , 2-303 , 2-303.1 , 2-304 , 2-305 , 15-829 , 15-830 , 15-831 , 15-832 , 15-10A-09 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 017068/4 (PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 1999   at: 11:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 453019/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 1999   at: 11:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 773987/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 11:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 12, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-2)
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