2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 183

CHAPTER NUMBER: 3
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 170
Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law

Synopsis:

Altering the circumstances under which a person has the right to a hearing and the right to an appeal from an action of the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; requiring the Commissioner to file specified documents in a court in which a specified appeal is pending; providing that provisions of federal law apply to specified health insurance coverage issued or delivered by insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations; authorizing the Commissioner to enforce specified provisions of law; 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
1/24
First Reading Finance
2/1
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
4/5
Returned Passed
House Action
3/27
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/30
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (95-43)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/12
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 3

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Roger P. Manno, District 19
Senator James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Disclosure
Federal Government
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Hearings
Insurance Administration
Judicial Review -see also- Appeals
Language
Mental Health
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Notices
Ombudsmen
Petitions
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Small Business
Substance Abuse

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-703.1 , 19-706 , 19-732 )
Insurance
( 1-101 , 1-101 , 1-101 , 2-210 , 2-215 , 2-215 , 2-215 , 2-215 , 15-137.1 , 15-416 , 15-605 , 15-802 , 15-10A-01 , 15-10A-01 , 15-10A-01 , 15-10A-01 , 15-10A-01 , 15-10A-02 , 15-10A-03 , 15-10A-04 , 15-10A-04 , 15-10A-05 , 15-10A-10 , 15-10D-01 , 15-10D-02 , 15-10D-05 , 15-1206 , 15-1207 )

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: 377072/01     Offered on: March 25, 2011   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2011: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
House
April 4, 2011: Third Reading Passed (95-43)