2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 176

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 548
Sponsored By:
Delegates Boschert, Burns, Conroy, Edwards, Frush, Gilleland, Minnick, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Maryland Association Health Plan Act

Synopsis:

Authorizing an Association Health Benefit Plan as a health benefit plan for the association market; specifying the persons to which an association may offer an Association Health Benefit Plan; establishing requirements that a health insurance carrier must meet before the carrier may sell an Association Health Benefit Plan; authorizing an Association Health Benefit Plan to exclude specified health care services, benefits, coverages, or reimbursements; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/19
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/25
Hearing 2/1 at 1:00 p.m.
2/14
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ASSOCIATIONS -see also- COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-1701 , 15-1702 , 15-1703 , 15-1704 , 15-1705 , 15-1706 , 15-1707 , 15-1708 , 15-1709 , 15-1710 )

Documents:

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