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1996 SESSION
HB 442 Accident and sickness insurance; access to ob/gyn services.
Introduced by: Gladys B. Keating | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Accident and sickness insurance; access to obstetrician-gynecologists. Requires health insurers (including HMOs), providing obstetrical and gynecological services under their policies or plans, to permit females (age 13 and older) to have direct access to obstetrical-gynecological services, without the necessity of prior referral, if the provider is authorized to provide services under the policy, etc., and the provider is selected by the woman. The participating obstetrician-gynecologist may be required by the health insurer to notify, in writing, the primary care provider of any self-referred visit and to include in this notice a description of the rendered services. The services covered by this exception from prior authorization include (i) an annual wellness examination; and (ii) routine health care services incident to and rendered during an annual visit. Additional services may be provided if there is consultation between the primary care physician for follow-up care or subsequent visits; prior consultation and authorization by the PCP, including a visit to the PCP, if determined necessary by the PCP, before the patient may be directed to another specialty provider; and prior authorization by the insurer, etc., for proposed inpatient hospitalization or outpatient surgical procedures. The term, "health care services" is defined to include the recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the services of nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and certified nurse midwives in collaboration with the obstetrician-gynecologists. Notice of these requirements must be given. These requirements will apply any time there is a delivery, reissuance, renewal, extension of when the terms of any policy, etc., is changed or the premium adjusted.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 961011320 pdf
- 02/10/96 House: Committee substitute printed 967963320-H1 pdf
- 02/13/96 House: Printed as engrossed 967963320-EH1 pdf
- 03/12/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB442ER) pdf
- 04/30/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0967) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 961011320
- 01/17/96 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/10/96 House: Committee substitute printed 967963320-H1
- 02/10/96 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/sub. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/96 House: Constitutional readings dispensed
- 02/13/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 967963320-H1
- 02/13/96 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/13/96 House: Amendment by Ms. Crouch agreed to (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amd. 967963320-EH1
- 02/13/96 House: Printed as engrossed 967963320-EH1
- 02/13/96 House: Passed House (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/15/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/96 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Professions
- 02/29/96 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/96 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/96 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB442ER)
- 03/20/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/21/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/10/96 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/96 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 967 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/30/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0967)