MGD CARE REFORM-PROHIBITIONS
Summary
Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Prohibits health care plans from requiring enrollees to substitute their participating primary care physician during inpatient hospitalization, such as with a hospitalist physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches (now, provides no example), without the agreement of the participating primary care physician. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2006
Committee Review
Mar 2006
House Passage
Mar 2006
Senate Passage
Mar 2006
Signed into Law
Jun 2006
Introduced Feb 16, 2006
Signed Jun 16, 2006
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2006 · House Feb 16, 2006
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 28, 2006
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jun 16, 2006
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Mar 28, 2006
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Mar 24, 2006
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 15, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 27, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 16, 2006
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 16, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-4)
house
Feb 7, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Jan 31, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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