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HOUSE BILL 127

CHAPTER NUMBER: 323
File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Nonprofit Health Service Plans and Health Maintenance Organizations - Underwriting Standards

Synopsis:

Requiring a nonprofit health service plan and a health maintenance organization to file with the Insurance Commissioner a copy of their underwriting standards; and authorizing a nonprofit health service plan and a health maintenance organization to request a finding by the Commissioner that the underwriting standards be considered confidential commercial information.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/19
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/21
Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/6
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 323
Senate Action
2/9
First Reading Finance
3/16
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Finance
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
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 Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
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 Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )

Insurance
( 27-501 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 166883/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 3, 2004   at: 10:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
April 5, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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