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HOUSE BILL 549

CHAPTER NUMBER: 331
File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Taylor, Donoghue, Mandel, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Private Review Agents - Emergency Inpatient and Residential Crisis Services Admission Determinations

Synopsis:

Requiring a private review agent, under specified circumstances, to submit information to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner regarding procedures and policies for making determinations for emergency inpatient admissions, or admissions for specified residential crisis services, for the treatment of a mental, emotional, or substance abuse disorder; requiring a private review agent, under specified circumstances, to make specified admissions determinations within 2 hours; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/13
First Reading Finance
3/17
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 331

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
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 Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EMERGENCIES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
MENTAL HEALTH
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 10-615 , 10-617 )

Insurance
( 15-840 , 15-10B-05 , 15-10B-06 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 196982/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2006   at: 10:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)


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