2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 154

CHAPTER NUMBER: 425
File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 745/10 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senators Colburn, Glassman, Edwards, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Ambulance Service Providers - Direct Reimbursement

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to reimburse an ambulance service provider directly for covered services under specified circumstances; providing that an insured, a subscriber, or an enrollee of specified health insurance carriers may not be liable to specified ambulance service providers for specified services under specified circumstances; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations to implement provisions of the Act; 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
1/26
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/8
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/21
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Pendergrass) Adopted (122-5)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 425

Sponsored by:

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George C. Edwards, District 1
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Ambulances -see also- Emergency Med Services; Rescue Squads.
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Insurance Administration
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Reimbursement Rates
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-138 )

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: 397275/01     Offered on: March 21, 2011   at: 8:32 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 956689/01     Offered on: April 11, 2011   at: 9:40 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
April 8, 2011: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Pendergrass) Adopted (122-5)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (134-0)