2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 56

CHAPTER NUMBER: 11
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Evaluation of Quality of Care and Performance of Health Benefit Plans

Synopsis:

Altering the requirements for and purposes of a specified system that the Maryland Health Care Commission is required to establish and implement; requiring the system to comparatively evaluate the quality of care and performance of specified categories of health benefit plans; establishing that a purpose of the system is to assist specified health insurance carriers to improve care; requiring the system to solicit performance information from specified enrollees; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Finance
Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/17
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
House Action
2/18
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/23
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/12
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 11

Sponsored by:

Finance Committee, Chair
Departmental
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Planning and Cost Review
Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-132 , 19-134 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 637175/01     Offered on: February 15, 2011   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 17, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 3, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)