2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 548

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1112
Sponsored By:
Senator Van Hollen
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports

Synopsis:

Requiring managed behavioral health care organizations and carriers that provide behavioral health care services to submit an annual report containing specified expense and loss ratios; requiring the annual report filed by managed behavioral health care organizations and carriers to include an actuarial certification; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to establish a specified methodology by regulation; requiring managed behavioral health care organizations and carriers to perform an audit of data in the annual report; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/5
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AUDITORS AND AUDITS
FINES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
MENTAL HEALTH
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-134 )
Insurance
( 15-112 , 15-127 , 15-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered